This months TED talk is from a TEDx event. TEDx is a program that has allowed smaller communities or individuals to host their own self-organized TED events. This allows TED speakers to reach a bigger audience and the event can be tailored to a communities needs.

Debra Searle rowed across the Atlantic Ocean by herself. She started the journey with her then husband but when he had to be rescued due to his severe anxiety, she decided to continue the trek alone. Debra said she had constant thoughts of shark attacks, being run over by large container ships, and never being found by her team back in England. She soon realized the only thing she could actually control was her attitude.

So, each morning she “chose her attitude” for the day and clung to it. It’s a fantastic story about her journey and her decision to take control of her life.

Find it here: bit.ly/TEDxDebra

This article was published in the Future Leaders & Entrepreneurs Exchange’s (FLEX) March 2019 edition of the FLEX Your Ideas (FYI) Newsletter.