Actress Sheryl Lee Ralph delivers a TED Talk about the importance of believing in oneself. She tells stories of her own journey to success and offers three key steps to believing in oneself – seeing oneself, thinking about oneself, and acting like one believes in oneself. Ralph encourages viewers to start a meaningful practice of looking in the mirror and loving what they see, and to never give up on themselves.
1. The speaker won an Emmy award for Best Supporting Actress in a comedy.
2. The speaker believes that it's important to believe in oneself and act on it in order to create possibilities.
3. The speaker faced rejection and doubt before making it big on Broadway.
4. The speaker's mother taught her to see herself for who she truly is and not to believe negative labels others might give her.
5. The speaker's father believed in the power of thinking and had a sign on his desk that said "Think".
6. The speaker was discouraged by a Hollywood casting director who didn't think she could be cast in a movie with Tom Cruise.
7. The speaker believes that people need a "checkup from the neck up" to reframe their thinking and believe in themselves.
8. The speaker encourages people to love and believe in themselves when they look in the mirror.