TEDxOverlake

On Saturday, I was privileged to participate in a TED Talk along with a select group of educators and innovators. The theme was 'How People Learn' and with a variety of guest lecturers, from old to young, we explored the ways in which people live to learn and learn to live. It didn't matter if you had a formal education at some great school or simply learned on your own terms through nature, books, or friends, what mattered is that you learned and often you first would learn through your failures.

The theme of failure was the most often brought up idea in learning for it is through failure that one can achieve perseverance. Failure challenges you to be better, to do better. I think back at times when I may have faltered, stumbled, and failed. One thing I never did...I never gave up. Maybe it was my stubbornness. All I know is that you must try again and again for that is that is the most important thing for each time you learn something about yourself.