The Erosion of Ambition | Nuwain De Silva | TEDxSaint Ignatius College Geelong Youth

A TEDx talk by Nuwain De Silva, given at TEDxSaint Ignatius College Geelong Youth, looks at how dreams can fade as people grow older. The speaker names fear, expectations and comparison as forces that gradually wear away ambition. The talk argues that the greatest obstacle to success may be never trying, rather than failing after an attempt.

• Why childhood dreams often fade with age
• Fear, expectations and comparison as factors that erode ambition
• Not trying as a bigger obstacle than failure
• Presented at an independently organized TEDx event

When we were young, we dreamed about our futures with no worries, but as we grow older, we learn to stop dreaming entirely. Fear, expectations, and comparison slowly erode the stone of dreams, and when we grow up, that stone is no more. But what if the greatest obstacle to success isn’t failure itself, but the fact that we never tried. Because the greatest tragedy isn’t failing on your dream, it’s failing to try Student Saint Ignatius College Geelong 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