(English) How To Achieve Your Most Ambitious Goals - Stephen Duneier - TEDxTucson (DownSub - Com)

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Lee
By
a
show
of
hands.
How
many
you
believe
could
replicate
this
image
Brad
Pitt
with
just
pencil
and
piece
paper?
Well,
I'm
going
to
how
do
this.
And
in
so
doing,
give
the
skill
necessary
become
world-class
artist.
it
shouldn't
take
more
than
about
15
seconds.
But
before
I
that,
solid
gray
square?
(Laughter)
Every
one
us.
if
can
make
square,
two,
three,
nine
...
Truth
matter
is,
made
it'd
be
very
difficult
argue
that
couldn't
every
square
its
entirety.
there
have
it.
I've
given
skills
know
what
you're
thinking.
"That's
not
real
art,
certainly
wouldn't
me
artist."
So
let
introduce
Chuck
Close.
He's
highest-earning
artists
entire
world,
for
decades,
he
creates
his
art
using
exact
technique.
You
see,
stands
between
us
achieving
even
our
most
ambitious
dreams
has
far
less
possessing
some
magical
or
talent,
we
approach
problems
decisions
solve
them.
because
continuous
compounding
nature
all
those
millions
face
on
regular
basis,
marginal
improvement
process
huge
impact
end
results.
I'll
prove
by
taking
look
at
career
Novak
Djokovic.
Back
2004,
when
first
became
professional
tennis
player,
was
ranked
680th
world.
It
wasn't
until
third
year
jumped
up
He
went
from
making
250,000
5
million
year,
prize
money
alone,
course,
did
winning
matches.
In
2011,
number
men's
player
started
earning
an
average
14
alone
dominating
90%
Now,
here's
what's
really
interesting
these
impressive
statistics.
doesn't
control
any
What
does
are
tiny
little
needs
correctly
along
way
order
move
probability
favor
him
types
quantify
track
progress
area
percentage
points
wins.
Because
typical
point
involves
maybe
three
decisions,
like
refer
as
decision
success
rate.
So,
back
49%
matches
playing,
played.
Then
jump
up,
actually
earn
five
dollars
swinging
racquet,
had
improve
rate
52
percent.
but
greatest
players
ever
play
game,
55
keep
word
"just."
don't
want
imply
is
easy
do,
clearly,
it's
not.
type
improvements
talking
easily
achievable
single
room.
mean.
From
kindergarten,
through
my
high
school
graduation
-
yes,
that's
report
cards
basically
said
same
thing:
Steven
bright
young
boy,
only
would
settle
down
focus.
they
didn't
realize
wanted
me,
couldn't.
so,
kindergarten
straight
2nd
college,
consistent
C,
C-
student.
then
into
junior
I'd
enough.
thought
change.
adjustment,
stop
being
spectator
decision-making
start
becoming
active
participant.
instead
pretending,
again,
suddenly
able
focus
things
ten
minutes
time,
decided
assume
wouldn't.
achieve
outcome
desire
doing
well
change
approach.
adjustment.
If
get
assignment,
let's
say,
read
chapters
book,
think
chapters,
chapter.
break
tasks
achieve,
require
time.
four
paragraphs.
That's
done
minutes,
up.
go
shoot
hoops,
drawing,
video
games
few
come
back.
Not
necessarily
subject,
another
task
required
attention.
forward,
graduation,
straight-A
student,
Dean's
List,
President's
Honor
Roll,
semester.
top
graduate
programs
world
finance
economics.
Same
approach,
then,
graduate.
thinking,
worked
me.
know,
big
concepts,
complex
ideas,
assignments,
them
too
much
manageable
tasks,
way,
ups
odds
your
favor.
try
career.
did.
out
exotic
derivatives
trader
credit
Swiss.
led
global
head
currency
option
trading
Bank
America,
emerging
markets
AIG
international.
helped
deliver
top-tier
returns
macro
hedge
fund
manager
12
years
founder
CIO
two
award-winning
funds.
gets
2001,
whole
idea,
school,
been
serving
professional,
why
aren't
applying
personal
life,
goals
myself?
day,
walking
work,
time
commute
walk
Hyde
Park
other,
London.
took
45
each
hour
half
seven
hours
week,
30
month,
360
awake,
aware,
wasting
listening
music
iPod.
home
work
day
stopped
store.
picked
33
CDs
Pimsleur
German
language
program,
ripped
put
onto
there.
truth
undisciplined
person.
knew
point,
switch
away
music.
removed
temptation
removing
That
left
option:
listen
tapes.
months
later,
listened
99
times
each.
Berlin
16-day
intensive
course.
When
done,
invited
wife
kids
meet
We
walked
around
city.
spoke
Germans,
My
were
amazed.
mean
close
their
jaws.
I,
nothing
amazing
done.
adjustment
daily
routine.
This
process.
(German)
Und
jetzt,
ich
spreche
ein
bisschen
Deutsch.
now
speak
German.
moment,
supposed
guy
old
learn
new
language.
You're
kid.
yet
here
other
holding
onto,
putting
off
retirement,
potentially
routine?
earned
auto
racing
license.
learned
fly
helicopter,
rock-climbing,
skydiving.
planes
aerobatically.
2007,
might
goal
had.
moving
25
pounds
overweight
shape,
rectify
that.
route,
write
check
gym
never
to.
Or
swear
myself
will
again
eat
foods
love
damage.
route
rarely
results
desire.
habits
passions
developed
thought,
opposed
against
me?
got
habit
where
last
years,
passion
outdoors.
set
year's
resolution
lose
pounds.
hike
trails
front
country
Santa
Barbara
Mountains.
life.
trails.
need
It's
trail.
sitting
desk,
extra
day.
lying
couch,
clicking
channels
remote
control,
scrolling
Facebook
feed,
down.
hiking
clothes,
outside
door,
shut
behind
you.
car,
in,
drive
trailhead.
car
trailhead,
step,
steps,
steps.
steps
described
ultimate
outcome.
say
country,
people
mountain.
about.
right
no
occurs
hiked
country;
couple
backcountry.
lost
pounds,
capped
hardest
marathon
Pier
Peak.
2009,
ambitious,
who
still,
cannot
anything
50
books.
reading
book.
chapter,
paragraph,
sentence.
desk
flicking
phone.
pick
book
word.
word,
you'll
words,
words;
sentence,
page,
book;
books,
2012,
ambitious.
24
resolutions.
call
giving
resolutions,
charitable
involve
writing
check.
without
failures.
tried
donate
blood,
rejected
lived
UK.
sperm;
old.
hair,
turns
nobody
wants
grey
hair.
trying
something
feel
good,
having
opposite
effect.
anyway,
also
learning
skills.
unicycling,
parkour,
slacklining,
jumping
stilts
drumming,
suggested
knit.
honest,
passionate
knitting.
under
40-foot
tall
eucalyptus
tree
2.6
miles
cold
spring
trail
Barbara,
cool
covered
yarn.
Googled
this,
thing
called
yarnbombing:
wrap
public
structures
And,
second
annual
international
yarn
bombing
82
days
away.
next
days,
board
meeting,
floor,
airplane
hospital,
One
stitch
yarnbomb.
(Applause)
response
blew
kept
bigger,
projects
engineering
2014,
six
massive
boulders
Los
Padres
National
Forest
mountains.
pull
off,
help.
thousand
followers
social
media
"The
Yarnbomber."
getting
packages
lots
388
contributors
36
countries
states.
end,
boulder,
wrapped
18.
materials,
fiberglass,
wood,
metals,
which
culminates
project
currently
TMC,
Tucson,
Children's
Hospital.
Along
liked
crocheting.
seven-inch
granny
squares
standard
way:
am
stopping
inches?
stuff.
bigger
squares.
business
trip,
large
granny,
website
Guinness.
curious
world's
largest
square.
there's
category
applied,
appealed,
appealed
fine,
meters
meters,
we'll
create
category,
Guinness
record
holder.
months,
17
finally
reached
stitches,
incorporated
yarn,
official
holder
crocheted
(Cheering)
garnered
awful
lot
attention
escapades.
featured
Newsweek
magazine,
Eric
news,
kind
Bible
artists.
hear
things:
still
kid
can't
remain
possesses
special
gift
talent
skill.
All
big,
seem
marvel
at,
simplest
form
reason
talk
hoping
inspire
several
yourself
bookshelf
pursuing
Thank

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