Let Practice Be Practice | Andrew Hou | TEDxArbutus Ridge Youth

Andrew Hou, a 15-year-old golfer from Vancouver, shares how shifting his mindset from chasing perfection to embracing mistakes helped him build confidence and improve in competitive golf tournaments. He argues that practice is the place to try new things, make mistakes and learn. The talk was given at an independently organized TEDxArbutus Ridge Youth event.

• Practice as a space to experiment and learn, not to be perfect
• Reframing mistakes as information rather than failures
• Personal experience from competitive golf tournaments
• Building confidence through a changed mindset

“Practice is not the place where perfection is needed. Practice is the place to try new things, make mistakes, and most importantly, learn.” Through his personal experience competing in golf tournaments, Andrew Hou explores how shifting his mindset from pursuing perfection to embracing mistakes helped him build confidence and improve his performance. As he reminds us, “Mistakes become information instead of failures.” Hello everyone, My name is Andrew Hou and I am a 15 year old boy from Vancouver Canada. I am currently attending St. Georges School, where I am a student in Grade 10. In school, My favourite subjects are Math and Robotics! Outside of School, I am an outgoing boy who enjoys playing golf competitively, but also just having fun on the course with friends. I have 2 siblings, an older brother and a younger sister. My brother is attending college in California, while my sister is at Crofton House School. Today, I will be delivering a speech about how practice should be just practice. Thank you! This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx