TEDxDesMoines - Angela Maiers - You Matter

Angela Maiers is an education and technology consultant from Des Moines, Iowa who shares with us how two words can change a life.

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

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[icpchad]

You've inspired me to take this message to the streets. (see video response)

[copernicusinstitute]

Angela Maiers was created for significance!

[Stanley Phillips]

You matter!

[Blog Fiend]

If we want to have any value to the words "you matter" that means the person needs to do something that earns those words. If the default position is we all matter - well then those words just lost a lot of meaning

[usmanater]

You matter, I matter, we all matter

[756turtle]

Just slow clap it out.

That was one of the most mind opening and amazing things I have ever heard. Thankyou ever so much.

[CampingforCool41]

Significance is relative.

[CampingforCool41]

We might be insignificant to the course of history in the galaxy, but to the world we live in with the people we live among, we are enormously significant. Many times you may not be able to see it, but you never know.

[Blog Fiend]

That is my point - too many stupid people are crapping out more stupid people and repeating the cycle. Ironically - responsible intelligent people are holding back in the making babies dept - so we are creating a society that creates retards breeding retards

[agreg375]

teaching is sometimes a thankless job. So thankyou!

[agreg375]

maybe if that child that was, as you said "crapped out" maybe if they felt they mattered by their parents or who ever, maybe they would do something significant. It's not the condition we came from but sometimes it takes someone else to see the good in someone to encourage them to believe in themselves. I'm sure you've made a lot of people feel insignificant from the negativity you write here...