Choose Your Attitude: Debra Searle at TEDxSalford
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- Опубліковано 8 гру 2012
- Debra Searle is a renowned British adventurer, author and TV presenter. The media worldwide went crazy for the story of the 5ft 5″ young lady who carried on rowing the Atlantic solo when her husband, an experienced oarsman, left the boat after developing an uncontrollable fear of the ocean. Yet, she dared to believe and 111 days later she rowed into Port St Charles, Barbados, to a rapturous welcome. Debra, who was loving life at sea in a 23 foot plywood boat, saw no reason to stop and rowed on to become the youngest and only the third woman in the world to have rowed an ocean solo.
Debra Searle is also an extremely successful businesswoman and became Managing Director of her first company at the age of 23 and today manages to combine business with her life-long ambition to be a professional adventurer. Other adventures have included sailing around Antarctica, the longest canoe race in the world, L'Etape du Tour, and setting a new world record for crossing the channel. Debra is the author of two books and is a regular presenter for the BBC with credits including Grandstand and Extreme Lives.
Credits:
Camerawork: Nathan Rae & Team - nathanrae.co.uk/
Post production: Elliott Wragg - / eiliott
Audio restoration : Jorge Polvorinos - jorgepolvorinos.wordpress.com
Head of IT and Design: Vlad Victor Jiman - / vladjiman
Intro: Mike Wood - www.completeedits.co.uk / completeedits
I discovered the exact same thing on my own, just recently.. and i keep asking myself: "why did it take me so long to acknowledge this fact??!" Choosing the right attitude IS of a 'life vs death' importance! Felt 'dead inside' my whole life.. if I was only smart enough to know I had the POWER the whole time to CHOOSE to be happy! Whoever said solution to most(all) of our sufferings is almost always simple (&in our power)...
"...her tiny craft dwarfed by the threatening sea..." Well done Debra, for doing it for the team, myself included! I am with you, 100% - What really tides us over in the face of these over-bearing storms in our seas is indeed the ATTITUDE we choose. As we sail on, may negative attitudes be "banned from the boat", even when our craft is dwarfed by all manner of threats!
Debra Searle is the world's premiere inspirational speaker, and she has charmed and motivated audiences around the world. Hers is a story of character, endurance, intellect and sheer determination to succeed....by choosing the right attitude. I "steal" from her regularly. I hope I get to see her speak again soon, I've never heard better.
Ah, this is incredible. So full of depth! Debra, well done. This is by far one of the best TED videos I've watched.
Me too Barry, She was simply amazing!
Glad you enjoyed it.
Kelly Harper
To say you are inspirational is still not an adequate enough word to describe you Debra, your achievement and your talk here on TEDx is amazing! Thankyou so much. Jane x
Debs,
I always enjoy the lesson of Choose Your Attitude... seems like every time I hear, read or watch it, I find new or at least renewed understanding. It has been several years since you presented to our team and I so well remember the feedback - especially one lady coming up afterward, in tears, saying what she was going through personally, that your presentation meant the world to her.
You are an amazing lady.
Jim
This was amazing to see in person. I didn't really know her story when I went to TEDxSalford but I left with this as one of the most inspirational talks of the night, and such practical advice! Thanks Debra for sharing x
Thank so much. It doesn’t matter what happens to you in your life; it matters what attitude you adopt. And the attitude you adopt is your choice. I read from book about that
Love it sweetie ! Life is a trip . Only continuous adjustments in "attitude" keeps us going along . Chuckles . Thanks
Really great speaker and inspiring story to tell. Just absolutely amazing!!! Loved every minute of hearing her speak last year in Ireland at the National Women's Enterprise day in Portlaoise, Co Laois.
I have schizophrenia. How do I know if my decisions make sense or not?
Amazing adventurer and excellent speaker; I am surprised this video does not have more views and likes. Thanks for the inspiring story and phrases for daily life. Way to go Debra!
Beautiful Debra
I cried. Choose Your Attitude is familiar to me from FiSH Philosophy, but Debra made me cry, and made me feel like this could be a way of ‘braining’ when you can’t just ‘feel’ an attitude or emotion. Choose triggers to check in with yourself on your choice of attitude. Choose an attitude. List reasons you have for that attitude. Move on. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!
Bravo, Debra, that was a beautiful, inspirational real life story, you moved me to tears!
Maggie
I have schizophrenia. How do I know if my decisions make sense or not?
so incrediblely inspiring
Absolutely brilliant
Wonderful speech and very touched. Great Encouragement!
That it is .
Thank you for the talk! This goes into what I know as context held. Not the action, but the intention behind.
I have schizophrenia. How do I know if my decisions make sense or not?
What a fantastic talk!
The most inspiring video i have watched. Very encouraging
i cant watch it. i am working but i will check it out
Powerful message!
I have schizophrenia. How do I know if my decisions make sense or not?
Welcome this is enough... Rohit Goswami
This is one of my favourite ted videos.
I've written an article about choosing your attitude here if anyone's interested. Search for "Mindset Development" on Google Plus.
I have schizophrenia. How do I know if my decisions make sense or not?
Can you send pdf form this ted?
wow
where is the father
its such a sweet story
tisnt it
leo stack he died of leukemia shortly before she set off
Yee
I Shidded
pepsicomics I fard