Botlalo - You are enough | Kgomotso Matjele | TEDxPretoriaStudio

[Music] human eye can human i can you and i can build a world of dreams in a graveyard of that nightmare you and i can restart us from rinse nations from about [Music] [Music] change the game make new rules can you see it that's not where you stand all i wanna do is try with you all i wanna do is [Music] all i wanna do is build [Music] care [Music] what is failure to you when i a lesson [Music] tragedies for you when i turn into blessings losses for you and i regained and multiplied falling for you and i strong foundation you and i can have anything that we agree upon you and i are a real combination [Music] all i wanna do is try with [Music] fearless [Music] can build a brand new world we can build a brand new world we can build a brand new world we can build a brand new world [Music] oh all i wanna do is try with you all i wanna do is fail with you let's be fearless [Music] [Music] they say that if your dream does not scare you then your dream is not big enough so clearly dreams and fears co-exist and the wealth that you feed is the world that wins hi my name is komodzo my idea pig mina tipi ends the one whom you just heard saying is jonas jonas is not my stage name dunas is much more than that jonas is the voice of truth inside of me that belongs to a me that is healthier wealthier steadier and happier you see music is not my dream it's oneness is it is through soreness that i realized that everything i ever wanted was on the other side of fear and i had to go through my fears to get its owners there was no other way dreams fears as a singer i struggled a lot with my voice after beating it up and trying to mold it to what i thought when nicer better voices are there i got myself into a struggle and a place of frustration where i really just wanted to give up and give in and give space to those who are better than me but then it was through meditation that i had a voice within me say that forget about how how you think your voice should sound like let your voice lead you to yourself a couple of years ago i decided to sign up for a festival i wasn't ready i rehearsed and rehearsed and rehearsed as the date came closer i realized that i am not ready i was tempted to back out but as i got on that stage i proceeded to sing off-key and my worst fear came to pass a fear of failing publicly why am i telling you the story i'm telling you the story because on the very same stage where i failed it was the very same stage where jones was birthed you see had i not gone on to be on that stage i would still be waiting to be perfect and to perfect my voice to get on stage sonus wouldn't be dreams fears so why are our dreams so threatening so scary how do we get to a point where we just spin out of control into deceitful lies that we tell to ourselves how do we get to a place where we dwell in i'm not good enough i'm i'm not clever enough i'm not ready i'm not pretty enough how do we get to a point where we stop running and we stop hiding i wanted to run i wanted to hide i didn't want to show myself to the world but then i dream when i close my eyes i see a me that is fearless and powerful and me that can take anything on but as soon as i open my eyes i'm back to the fearful me the one who just backs out i close my eyes again and i'm in my power again i'm fearless again the question is how do i stay there how do i stay in that place of power or fearlessness both of them are me both of them are a voice within me i know both of them i close my eyes i see one i open my eyes i feel the other how do i allow my dreams to be revealed by my fears when i ask these questions it is when it became apparent to me that there are two ways of living you either live from the inside out or you live from the outside in you see fear is living from the outside in and shrinking allowing outside voices to determine who you are to dictate to you who you are dreams is living from the inside out you're expanding you're allowing your inner voice to lead you and guide you and manifest who you are but with fears you are allowing what already exists to tell you how far you can go while a dream lets you reach inside of yourself and that crazy idea pushes you dreams are inborn from a within-ness while fear fear is taught to us it is from the outside so how do we get to a point where we can live a dreams over fear existence as i was sitting and thinking about it i realized that there were three steps for me to take the first step was to get to a point where i understood that the story that you tell yourself is very very important that mind chatter those beliefs the things that you say about yourself your words the second thing that i realized that there is a narration and there is a narrator and you are the narrator you are the one who writes the script you are the one who writes those lines and determine what role you fit in into those lines i mean how many times how many times have people less talented than you less capable less qualified seize the opportunities that you wanted and you didn't try for because your script said you are not good enough and three you have to play the part you have to get into that character you have to believe that character know that character be that character and act take a step and act fake it till you make it if you have to but do not wait for some miracle to make you ready we are never ready when fear comes knocking don't keep silent speak up say something it is too late you're too old listen to jonas you cannot make it you're not beautiful enough you're not talented enough listen to jones you are enough don't bend into the wind don't dance to their tune those who repaint you out of existence playing false gods erasing your lineage fight fight for your essence of existence your persistence to stay authentic is your resistance you are enough you're enough [Music] is my daughter's name turned into a song botello means adequate full fulfilled complete enough when i hear her sing the narration with her tiny voice my heart just swells up i don't want her to ever doubt her with i don't want her to ever wonder about her value i want her to grow up knowing that she does not have to stay in any situation atmosphere in any state any title and a relationship that makes her feel like she is less of what she is that make her feel like she's not enough and sonus is there to help her to find her voice a voice that tells her that she can take her part in a space in the world of a bigger plot we all can it is not too late it is not too far so what are your fears what are your dreams are you going to live a life of fears over dreams or are you going to live a life of dreams of a fear dreams of a panic attacks dreams over depression oppression dreams over self-pity dreams over toxic relationships addictions dreams of fear because we are worth our dreams you

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Keywords: Africa, Dreams, English, Fear, Idea Challenge, Life, Motivation, Overcome, TEDxTalks

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Length: 15min 1sec (901 seconds)

Published: Tue Apr 27 2021