Life Lessons from the Youngest Person to Travel to Every Country | Lexie Alford | TEDxKlagenfurt
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- Опубліковано 27 чер 2019
- Do you know how many countries there are in the world? 21-year-old Lexie does because she took on the adventure to visit them all. She broke the Guinness World Record for the youngest person to travel to every country in the world. To give this achievement some context, more people have been to space than have traveled to all 196 sovereign nations and approximately less than 20 of those people are women. In this TEDx talk, Lexie shares her stories from around the world to inspire others, especially young women, to follow their dreams, to get out of their comfort zone and to stimulate personal growth. Lexie Alford was born in a small town called Nevada City, California. She has been traveling for as long as she can remember with her family who started a travel agency. She traveled to all 196 countries by 21 years old, breaking the Guinness World Record for the Youngest Person to Travel to Every Country by over 3 years. To find out more about Lexie, follow @lexielimitless on Instagram or visit her website lexielimitless.com. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
Such a good job Lexie 👏
💕💕💕
I was going to reply that she is a Yes Fam..and I see ur comment
Okay found the comment!
SEEK DISCOMFORT
Great job and great achievement.
To have travelled around the world but still be nervous to give a talk to a room full of strangers is a lesson that comfort zones can be miles away or right at your feet, it’s not where they are, it’s the distance that it takes to face them and in facing them that’s where the lesson lies! Congrats on your courage!
I mean, it's also a huge difference in scale and context.
Sure you'll meet many strangers - but it's not like traveling means that you're bound to be the center of attention with hundreds of people in a huge room staring at you.
Stick to flipping burgers...
What has travelling to do with giving a speech? On the other hand you should think that the best speaker should be good at travelling.
how did you manage to travel the world?
Well said.
Looking at the comments I feel that the message from her talk was not very well understood. It’s not about traveling it’s about you. It about how we stay in our comfort zone because we are scared. She’s not saying hi travel the world she’s saying to start saying yes. When you get uncomfortable is when you start to grow.
Agree
Yes theory
Sonia Martinez agreed
Exactly!!!
And the way to know that you are uncomfortable is to look for uncertainty in future.
It's not about how she grew up, or all the advantages she's had that allowed her to break this record. What's incredible to me is that she recognized these advantages she had and started reaching for this goal that was possible, but still crazy! And she did it. There are so many people in her position that don't make the most of their situations, and look at all she's done. Congrats Lexie!
How she did do all? Because for this much money 💰 need and it can’t possible. Maybe she is richest by born that’s why she did investment money in travel
@@keyurbhalodiya3359she’s not rich 😂 he parents had a travel company, that’s all
Money s not everything but everything require money
You are so, so right!
Yes, and lack of $ has me homebound.
Love doesn't require money
Yea so money is everything
Not true at all. You can work in exchange for board and meals, use a talent or skill in exchange for a service. If you want something enough, you'll find a way to get it.
Quick question, if you are traveler since kid, would travelling be your comfort zone? And getting out from comfort zone would be ... to not travelling?
I would say yes and no. I have been on two trips that lasted more than 6 months and travelled to well over 20 countries but I started to study at university now. It's always discomforting when you can't read signs and have no ability to commumicate other than your hands. At the same time I miss the adrenalin rush and the excitement to see something new every day. I honestly struggle with the monotony of daily life and the fact that I have to stay in the same place for at least a couple years.
No, in your case getting out of your comfort zone would be traveling to space 🚀.
Amazing Ray Did you guys listen to the whole discourse? Smh... You totally missed the point, numb-skulls!
Fred26498
She stays in five star hotels. Never talks to the locals. She is an entitled rich kid.
lol true I've been taking flight since younger I move a lot and literally am staying still for once and everything about staying put giving me anxiety signing a lease, relationships, buying a car, it's such a commitment.
I do think that comfort zones are not just about leaving but also staying. I backpacked and travelled for 4 years and now I’ve settled because I’m studying my bachelors degree. Staying in one place has proven to be hard and has pushed me out of comfort zones I developed from traveling. It isn’t about distance in my opinion, but about facing internal fears that make you uncomfortable and cause change and growth within you. As a traveler it’s easy for people to think I’m fearless and brave, which I am, but in fact staying still has been a greater challenge for me than solo backpacking ever was.
I want to also say thank you for this talk. Amazing to see a young women as the Guinness world record holder!
Agree. I also get bored easily and need to change. I travel a lot, I moved to another country, I change jobs every two, three years, not good for long relationships, so I have been mostly by myself. Found the same thing over and over again, staying in one place for years... that's definitely more challenging for me than moving to another country or traveling to a new country
Wow, you just described my situation! I decided to study after travels, too, and sometimes it's hard to realize you must play with the cards you were dealt with - if you don't have something where you currently live, you can't just leave and find it somewhere else. It is just the way it is.
“will i regret not doing this?” has now become my motto.
👍
jumps to the moment where I check my bank account and I'm poor
Try doing that with a developing country passport. You had a head start just by your birthplace alone Lexie.
Having said that, well done.
Exactly
I assume that you did already travel to all the countries you are allowed to with your passport, right ?
@Bert Why does that matter? It's okay to acknowledge privilege.
Surely you can still go to a lot
Bert I think she seems very humble and like a good person. There’s no sense in being bitter towards someone for being born into a different set of privileges. It’s life, there will always be more and less fortunate people.
isn't about people's mindset but its problem of money shortage
It's still in the mindset because you won't be broke if you are wise enough on how to manage your own money.
@@lance7095 Lul, tell that to poor people and expect to get hit.
@@lance7095 How did you assume that not having enough money equates to being broke because you spend unwisely? Some people's lives are tough. They can hardly make ends meet let alone have enough money to travel. Travelling the world is amazing but its also reserved for those who are in somewhat a place of privilege.
Maybe your cash is in Euro or dollars which is actually strong monetry but how about some one who lives in Africa or an under developed country and his monthly salary is 100 Euro .how can he manage this amount of money furthermore you have to know too that you won't get visa easily if you live in poor country in order to reach Europe or USA.
@@lance7095 that is possibly the most arrogant and privileged thing I've ever heard anyone say
I just found Lexi's youtube channel and have been blown away. I love traveling too but wow, she blows it out the park! So humble
That conclusion dissolved me into tears. “I knew I will regret it for the rest of my life if I didn’t try”
At 21 I was getting hammered at the club, flirting with shallow girls and having fake friends with no direction in life...
I'm 25 now, still dreaming of doing what she's done. Hats off to the amazing young lady she is.
I still have life yet to live.
At 28, have you done it yet?
@@jovianmonteiro5780 😀
Currently 27 and trying to do it
So inspiring she was given loads of money to travel from her mom and she courageously took the money to go travel. Heroic!
@J G Why are you so resentful? Why does this affect you so much?
@@TheRaizo101 Capitalism affects everybody
J G okkk but there’s tons of nomads and ppl who travel that aren’t wealthy. They just have side huddled/ skills and travel low cost. It takes more planning but they get where they need/ want to be.
@J G She seems like a wonderful soul though! And even though the opportunity was easy for her it doesn't mean the actual journey was. It seems like an incredible opportunity she was given though.
@J G Ah, okay. I wasn't there the day they taught us to judge people for being born in certain families and decide to do something with the opportunities they had. I also wasn't there the day they taught us that mindless hate for free content on the Internet was equivalent to a well formulated opinion. Nor the day when they said we must definitely drag race into the discussion. Man, I need to catch up.
She is such a happy soul. I love this girl.
bump the speed to 1.25-1.5 gonna save you a lot of time
Bless
@Lexie Alford
Bless you
Thank you
Thanks
Fine talk. Lexie's last sentence "how uncomfortable are you willing to be in order to reach your fullest potential" is the crux of her talk. I feel travelling is one activity which gives such amazing experiences, that it often opens up our mind to entirely new vistas. It also helps us discover ourselves, besides getting to know new places n people n their cultures. For people with inhibitions, travelling can do wonders. Kudos to Lexie for having travelled to so many countries, perhaps to many of them all by herself. It takes immense courage for a girl / woman to do so, particularly to certain regions known to be hostile or even dangerous for women tourists. Way to go !
You gave an incredible speech, congrats Lexie!
She speaks so clearly and beautifully. She's CAPTIVATING 😍
The way she speaks shows her experience world wide. In her age she has acquired so much knowlege and her talk is so fluent, so calm and delivered what she wanted to. She has a capabilities to attract people and make them listen her. Usually travellers possess long vision about future and plan. She has that. When we are in different land as far as safety is concerned ...!!! I know to the max extend we have to be on our own. She is bold and learnt all those point.
she seems like such a down to earth soul
I am just returning from my first international and first solo trip around europe... Yes it wasnt tough as she encountered but it did get lonely at some point and then I realised I began to like being alone with my thoughts and my ideas... I would travel to the places as I felt and learnt alot about different cultures!!
at first I didnt feel any difference but I know my self confidence has increased and I have better respect for myself
Good for you!! What an amazing experience:)
Did you visit Latvia?
she was smiling the entire ted talk. How jolly and wonderful. Good one.
She has family who's have travel business from decade already. She travelled since very childhood with family. That's the way she achieved her travel dream easily with full knowledge.
There is no "easy" way to travel to every country in the world - especially alone. She had this idea and made it happen on her own.
@@TravelingwithKristin "made it happen on her own" just like how Kylie Jenner became a billionaire on her own?
@@RoshinrajRavi that's soooooooooo different. Did you read her website? She's been working, saving money, and self-funding her travel since she was 12. Quite different from growing up on a reality show.
@@TravelingwithKristin THANK YOU!!!
@@TravelingwithKristin you're such an innocent dude. Online content publishing is easy and no proof honestly shown. Believe in me who's been working in that industry for 10 years. None of them say the truth about what they were through. It's only about exaggeration to build a good profile to their audience.
This woman is such a beautiful, wonderful speaker. I really enjoyed her speech 💮
Is she bring the inspiration and motivation to you?
Yed
Great talk! Inspirational and insightful. Thank You!
Her voice is so clear and sweet.I love your talk.It's so inspiring.
What an inspiring person! Not only learning from childhood experiences, but developing them into a profession like travel photography, and committing time and resources to an impressive goal. Well done!
Enjoyed listening to you Lexie🌻. Such courage❤️
So inspiring... Such stories should be publicized more often so people like us who are really keen towards traveling will get inspired and get some knowledge about dos and don'ts while traveling... Great
Lexie is it! She's smart, she's beautiful, well-travelled and obviously financially well off, and her outfit is on point. You go girl!!!
She’s so humble love her speech
Her smile is so beautiful.
As someone who has wanted to travel the world all my life but haven’t been to many places yet, this is so inspiring. Someday I hope to travel more and gain that fulfillment I still desire. ♥️
Same 🥲
I enjoyed this talk! I got to see 20 countries in 1976-77 with a backpack and heard about so many more from other travelers. If folks can travel, I recommend it, because it's not just about going into the unknown - I found it exhilarating to live in different sceneries, meet people and hang out with the locals, try new languages, eat new food, visit interesting museums, learn about the place, and just have adventures all along the way. It was fun most of the time!
I was touched by this Talk, and I had the same experience when I spent 9-month in different countries. It is all right to do lots of things by ourselves while it could be better if we could have someone go together. One day, the person left, and it still became a great memory that lasts for our whole life.
She has been shattering all her fears
So inspiring ❤️
Wow! Lexie, I'm surprised you had traveled all 196 countries by the age of 21.
Now that I am 18, I have only traveled to two countries.
This talks was really helpful to me, who had a lot of things to fear.👍
“Will I regret not doing this?” was most impressive to me.
I want to be a person who speaks naturally in front of many people and gives enlightenment, like you.
I subscribed to your youtube because I wanted to hear interesting more stories about your trip!
May you be happy!😉
Are you Indian
You passport will not allow you to do so.
Most amazing person I’ve listened to on TedX!! You are an amazing speaker❤️
Her voice is so good.
Lovely to hear the same things which I felt or experienced while travelling as a backpacker to every state of my country, India.
I love Lexie!!! Absolute queen!!!
Too sexi for a public speech I can’t pay attention to the speech
@@DamianoVeritas huh?
@@nay_luvie yes
I love her
Damiano Corso creep. Stop being weird
Lexie you are phenonmenal. I related to so much of what you were saying about learning to be truly alone, the appreciation you now have for your loved ones, the deep understanding you have gained that we all are essentially one, and that if when it comes to decision making... would I regret it later? I always ask myself that, and it had always encouraged me forward to at least try! If you never go, you'll never know. Amazing talk. Thank you for sharing!
love this girl !!!!! She is so confident and empowering !!
Such an amazing young lady to be brave and determined to undertake such a project.
I really enjoyed the talk, way to go Lexie 👍. I hope I could achieve what I aim for one day like you.
The world needs more young women with the same heart as you, great job. You're awesome.
“Will I regret not doing this?” Is the six words i never knew i needed this moment of my life. Thanks for inspiring us all! 💕
Absolutely killed it girl!! so proud of you!
+1
What are you proud of?
Is this American accent??
@@fa_styletrends4821 I'm also confused
W8 what r u proud of
Lexi is brave and insightful. What an exciting adventure. Love seeing Lexi’s pictures and following her travels. Cheers from Grass Valley.
Brave, insightful and rich :)
@@benfrese3573 you missed the entire message. Try to stop being jealous and try to enjoy it.
Justcreatepeacenowww Justcreatepeacenowww u cant deny that she is privileged tho lmfao
jessie liu traveling will always be a privilege but that doesn't mean you or anyone else can't experience it or should not try.
I saw the ocean in your eyes.
Thank you for your genuine experience sharing.
Your speech is so inspiring and encouraging. Thank you! 😭❤️
Sweetly delivered! Well done young lady!
what a wonderful ted talk, most of the people have so routine life(maby boring)and actually you are inspiring who have inspiration....cheers
Lovely and inspiring speech. Thank you Lexie.
So clam, so gentle, so confident. Hats off!!!!
So proud!
Wonderful Lexie!!!
You inspired persons who are not travel widely because they are worried about their security... Well done 👍👍
Tears in my eyes. Thank you.
Thank you for sharing your story lexi ❤ what a beautiful perspective on fear and comfort zones.
Amazing, thank you so much for this!
It made me cry... I feel that I've had validated my entire life.
All the times I thought I should've stayed in my comfort zone instead of going for my 'outside'.
Thank you so much again
just realized we all break records everyday in our commutes to work I've traveled from Dublin to Berkeley for over 21 years 5:00am to 3:30pm Monday to Saturday sometimes Sundays 33 miles one way to work & 33 miles back home Salud!! to all the Record breaking workers around the world.
Thanks ❤️❤️
This talk really moved my heart 💓
Her childhood was so amazing..she travelled in so many country...not everybody thought about this ......✨
I'm so glad I discovered this but holy man I hope she knows how privileged she is to be able to do this. I wish everyone would get the opportunity to visit another country
I don't know if it's okay to say that here. Yet I am helpless. I'm disappointed with covid 19. You can tell I'm alone. I just want a person to chat in messenger. Can anyone help just 2 or 1 min ....anyone, please if you think I am wrong person then the block option is waiting for you .i am really helpless
She paid for it herself with her own hard earned money
@@ThisIsAydin exactly. obviously her parents’ agency gave her a great start, but she paid for all of the remaining travel herself!
@@tragic6197 so many jealous B words in the UA-cam comments.
@rockaustin she first went to peru, for example, when she was 11. How did she work to earn that money at 11 years old then 😬
I LOVED THIS VIDEO , I travelled to 22 countries by myself for 6 months or so and I can relate a bit to this ... she’s amazing at traveling to almost 20” countries
"will I regret not doing this " .....amazing motivation....thanks
"will l regret not doing this ?" this video should be taught in schools for youth !! thank you Lexie
Fabulous delivery! One of the best TED talk on travel 👌🏽🔥
Great work! Keep up the good content:)
2:43..... gives me a lot of hope. Thanks friend.
You're courage defines your passion...
Absolutely amazing
i can relate to that seven seconds u felt wen u jumped, i too felt it when i did the 12 second ride of RED FORCE, the quickest roller coaster in the world!!! the most amazing feeling ive ever felt by far!!!! thanks lexie
been following her since country 89!! sooo inspired by her!
outsideliesmagic lmao yeah she needed money to do that, yet she’s still sharing the beauty of country’s with people who might never see them and enriches her followers with not only good advice but also beautiful photography & insight to new cultures :) you might have a different opinion than i do but there’s no need to hate on someone because they’re living their best life
I admire you so much Lexie! Very inspiring words.
Hats off to you! Lexie your talk was inspiring, insightful and brilliant...SHINE!!!
Seriously girl u r superb.... I inspired from you.. U did a great job without wasting your time in what should do or don't....
U got a very nice experience. I want to ask what was you think when you got decided I mean challenge in front of you
but has she traveled to Wakanda?
But does she kno da wai?
Has she been to ... Sealand a self-claimed country in the North Sea of UK
I bet not...
what about vormier?
Has she traveled to Sokovia?
Very Inspiring, such a beautiful soul you own!
such a good motivation to encourage my decreasing spirit, thanks Lexie!
Let’s GOOOOO!! All of us Representing YES THEORY! I’m so happy that she has completed some her goals at so young an age even though I don’t know her. I know she is on a good path in life❤️
Wow! Wow! Wow! Simply WOW! I so missed the Pictures and Videos in the presentation.
Amazing lessons of life shared in a 14 minutes of video .....Brilliant woman !!!
She is so energetic. And this presentation is so persuading and meaningful. 💯
Congratulations on being rich. Good job!
J G Very well said, J G! 👏
@J G 👌
👏
Last minute was amazing.
What a thoughtful question from the experienced personality at the end... Simply exceptional
What an accomplishment! Great talk!! Enjoyed listening!
I Met this great girl in 6 different countries during my countless journeys around the world so far I've been 36 🙃 she was faster than me 🙏 all love Lexie
Really
Great job! I just found out about your journey - super impressed! Having traveled to >60 countries, it's hard to imagine how you went to all of them in 2.5 years... wow - so much respect! That is extremely difficult and I'm sure the lessons and insights gleaned will continue unfolding throughout life! 👏
That is Very True - Very young to Know and Talk as such , Bravo Lexie.
I love listen to her voice tone and rhythm.
Money is the biggest problem for this
very interesting and wonderful speech
literally amazing
she is so well spoken and professional. thomas is lucky
Interesting speech Lexie.
5:16 Overcome physical fear: bungee in Switzerland. Yemen wedding
9:59 Overcome mental fear: loneliness. A new friend in Tuvalu
12:24 Overcome soul fear
13:19 Will I regret not doing this?
14:04 How uncomfortable are you willing to become in order to reach your fullest potential?
you made it for fun, now you got my respect
@@nurzhanabdeekerim8585 Hola, amigo. Yes, it would be easier for me to come back to certain points of the talk.
This video really has useful and motivational information . The girl tells the audience her story , her mistakes and shares her experience . Travel is not an easy thing, and in order to make even a small trip, you will need a lot of expenses, both physical and moral, as well as financial. There should also be willpower and the ability to control yourself in different situations, as the girl said . She explained the benefits of getting out of the comfort zone, told how many opportunities this action gives. Using her own example, she showed the result of this action and shared the impressions that she received after leaving her usual environment .
By viewing and reading lexi Alford's comments about traveling to each country. I understand her speech very well. I agree that it's not about travel, but about myself. Therefore, you should not be afraid to go out of your comfort zone. I'm happy that lexi has achieved her goals, and I think she's on the right path in life.