Watch the full talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=8&v=FzAyOddR5u4
In this TED talk, Mona Patel discusses how people can change the world (starting with their outlook on the world) by just using 2 words: “I can”.
Mona believes that if people make the change from “I can’t” to “I can”, they grow more faith in themselves and can accomplish more in every way.
She illustrates this in a short anecdote involving her grandfather, who never learned to read or write. He was as hopeless as he was clueless but quickly learned to write his own name with the help of his grandchild Mona, who saw this “problem” as an “opportunity” for growth and development. She started by encouraging him, and by breaking the process into simple steps so as to avoid overwhelming him- and they succeeded. Mona believes that if we approached our own adult problems with the simplicity of children, we will reap great rewards. Next time you’re faced with a tricky dilemma, maybe you should see it as a chance to develop your creative thinking muscle, break it down into bite-size pieces and deal with it systematically… I assure you it will be a lot more constructive than wallowing in despair at this horrible obstacle that just won’t move out of your way! Don’t believe me- ask Mona!
Mona Patel is the CEO & Founder of Motivate Design, a user-centered design agency based in New York City. Motivate Design helps clients discover customer needs and designs solutions to meet those needs. In recent her book, ’Reframe, Shift the Way you Work, Innovate and Think’, Mona demonstrates how her 8-step creative process can help companies innovate and design simple, beautiful experiences. In addition to helping clients and other Fortune 500 companies “become unstuck”, Mona is also a teacher at Parsons, the New School for Design.
Mona was able to do all this just by saying “I CAN” to herself, thus, highly encourages others to also use this priceless mindset.
Now is the time to turn your “I can’t” into “I can”!
