Lessons Learned from a Dream Come True

“Nothing changes everything,” says host Leslie Randolph on this summer season finale of Why Didn’t They Tell Us? Today, she draws from her recent experience giving a TEDx Talk—a longtime dream come true—to remind us of some of the most valuable lessons we’ve learned in episodes past. In this era of instant fame and “going viral,” it’s easy to believe that one event can instantly turn our whole worlds around. The true change that occurs, as Leslie will explain, is different, but better and much more valuable.

 

Leslie reminds us that because our brains are made to keep us safe from the danger of taking risks, their default mode is negative. So it is up to us to think positively—even before we have proof of success—that we can do it and that we are worthy. Circumstances are neither good nor bad, we get to determine how we feel about them.

 

What dreams of your own will you boldly chase this summer? Leslie will return this Fall for a season full of new insights and advice to help you and your teen become more self-loving and self-confident. 

 

Quotes

• “Nothing changes everything. What happens on the other side of a dream come true? It changes you. Dreams coming true don’t change everything, they change you. And that’s what matters even more.” (6:33 | Leslie Randolph) 
• “Self-confidence, that holy grail emotion that I know so many of us seek is rooted in loving and believing in you. And a lot of times I think we feel like we need a reason, proof, to love and believe in ourselves.” (7:03 | Leslie Randolph)
• “If I asked you to list out, right now, ten amazing things about you and what you’ve accomplished in your life, would you have that list at the ready?” (9:00 | Leslie Randolph)
• “I had no evidence that I could do this Ted Talk, I had no evidence that I could do a podcast. I had to believe in me, and be willing to go after that goal, to take that risk, to leave my comfort zone, but you’ve got to believe first.” (10:57 | Leslie Randolph)
• “Now on the other side of those goals, those risks, when you are in the discomfort zone, when you’ve made it there, when you’ve trained your brain to say, “I’m willing to feel these feels. I’m willing to do this,’ then you have the evidence. That’s the as-soon-as. You’ve got the proof.” (11:18 | Leslie Randolph) 

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