Translator: David DeRuwe Reviewer: Maurício Kakuei Tanaka
This talk is about this talk.
As soon as I knew I’d be doing a TEDx,
I put intense pressure on myself.
I started imagining,
“My God, I need to do something that will change the world.
My God, this has to be incredible.”
I couldn’t manage it; it was too much pressure.
I was doing something that wasn’t my desire to do.
Then I said, ”OK then, I think I need to meditate.”
I got ready, put on a song, and did a meditation.
After all, I think I was needing spiritual peace in that moment.
All that came to my head was:
“Come quickly spiritual peace. Double time. I don’t have all day.”
OK, that wasn’t the result I wanted.
The truth is, how often do we put our minds through all this pressure?
Some days later, I put this pressure on my work,
the thing I love most to do.
What do you think happened?
I no longer woke up inspired like I used to do.
It was then that a very special friend came along who asked,
“Vinicius, do you remember why we started out?”
This question brought some insights,
and one of the insights was: I never had fun.
I came to do something big in the world.
I came to help other people.
And after that insight,
since that day, I haven’t stopped.
I mean, I changed the way I used to do things
And guess what the result was?
Something great was happening.
I resolved to accept the artist who was inside of me.
When I say artist, I don’t mean a famous person, no.
I also don’t mean a painter.
Everybody here has an art,
an art that, many times, we have hidden in ourselves,
thinking we have to do what has to be done at all times.
Yes, we have to do what has to be done so things function - it’s logical:
obligations, all that we already know.
But would a life be worth it if we only did what has to be done?
Would it?
I discovered that, for me,
it wouldn’t be worth it if everything I did was an obligation,
so I decided to put fun and love into everything I do from now on.
That brought me the biggest inspiration in the world, and then I began ...
yes, I began to position myself to dominate the world.
Because really, the people who dominate the world and do something big,
today being close to them and even being one of them,
I’ve accepted the artist who is in me.
These people really enjoy doing what they do.
The question I have for you is the same one my friend asked me:
“Do you remember why you’re here?
Do you remember what you started with?”
Because this is what will truly make a big difference in your life.
And about the art?
What is your art?
What is that thing that you do that brings you admiration?
What is that thing you do that makes your eyes shine,
that probably is very good for you?
Always put this into your life.
This question can bring with it reflections that last for weeks,
but I’m certain that it will be worth it.
Who doesn’t long for their artist self -
your self who does incredible things,
who dreams, who truly accomplishes what you want?
I was longing for myself, and thank God, I returned to my body.
The call that I make for you here today -
it’s why I came here -
is that today
you decide to give a little more art
to your everyday life,
from now on
forever.
Thank you very much.