Monday, April 11, 2016

Overview of my talk at TEDxPlano 2016

Do Hard Things: Applying Krashen's Input Hypothesis to Personal Growth and Achievement


You can't microwave success. There is no shortcut, no easy way to reach your goals. It's going to take a lot of hard work, discipline, and consistency. What you can do, however, is reframe the way you think about success and failure and create a systematic pattern that allows you to maximize your efforts. 
Stephen Krashen's Input Hypothesis deals with second language acquisition, but we can apply this language principle to other areas of our lives as we tackle doing hard things. Three simple symbols provide the formula for success: i+1
In the TED talk, we take a look at what both the i and the 1 mean in the context of our goals, but we really focus on dealing with the discomfort and insecurity that comes as we acquire new habits and skills, incorporating those into the person we are. 
I share some personal experiences and some embarrassing stories in the talk which I won't spoil here for you. I had several comments from members in the audience and from those who saw the video on YouTube who were able to identify with the awkwardness that comes in between "I can" and " I must stretch." But they all agreed that the rewards on the other side of  growth far outweigh the discomforts!

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