What Makes You Special? @TED #shorts #tedxtalk

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When you're different,
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you have to work at belonging.
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Everybody wants to feel valued
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and accepted,
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and we think it should happen spontaneously,
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but it doesn't.
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Sometimes, society tells us,
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and we tell ourselves, we don't fit the mold.
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Take a piece of paper,
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and write down what makes you different,
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and I want you to celebrate it
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today and every day,
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shout it from the rooftops.
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What makes me different
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is what has made me stand out
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and be successful.
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I also encourage you to be curious and ask,
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"What is on other people's pieces of paper?"
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"What makes them different?"
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Let's celebrate those imperfections
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that make us special.
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I hope that it teaches you
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that nobody has a claim on the word "normal."
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We are all different.
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We are all quirky, and unique,
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and that is what makes us
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wonderfully human.
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