Reprogramming your brain to overcome fear: Olympia LePoint at TEDxPCC
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- Often called "The New Einstein," Olympia LePoint is best known for her role as an award-winning rocket scientist, science entertainer and educator driving to help people overcome fear. As an internationally-recognized science leader, LePoint helped launch NASA's Endeavour, Discovery, Columbia, and Atlantis Space Shuttles. She successfully helped launch 28 Space Shuttle Missions into Space. She won The 2004 Boeing Company Professional Excellence Award, and The 2003 Engineer of the Year "Modern Day Technology Leader" Award. Mathaphobia: How You Can Overcome Your Math Fears and Become a Rocket Scientist is her debut self-help, educational book designed to empower adults and help students ace STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) education.
As CEO of OL Consulting Corporation, LePoint publishes educational books and executive produces Science TV shows. With her extensive experience as a math professor, LePoint educates in person and through the media. As a top-five graduate, LePoint holds a Bachelors of Science Degree in Mathematics, and a Master's of Science Degree in Applied Mathematics from California State University Northridge. LePoint advises for educational PBS TV programming with Wind Dancer Films, coaches through keynote speeches and workshops, and is as a media personality for TV, Radio, News Publications and Social Media outlets.
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)
Decisions
1. You must name and reject your fear.
2. You must reprogram your brain with different thoughts.
3. You must rebuild your brain by taking action.
Powerful message. Thank you!
Poet Minor mercy!! thank you.
Thank you :)
Poet Minor I did not reprogram my brain I just pushed through the fear I let the sweat flow and pressed on and here I am three years later in my passion instructing yoga
Thanks! Appreciate the summary
thanks
If I got it right :
1. You must name and reject your fear. " I am afraid of _________"
2. You must reprogram your brain with different thoughts. "I've solved other problems, I can solve this"
3. You must rebuild your brain by taking action. " I will take classes, more training, educate myself on what I dont know, and find a mentor(s) who can help"
I LOVE IT!
She started off in poverty and failing most of her math and science courses. Showcasing her achievements to make little of those around her was not her intention. It was to inspire others to make the most out of their environment and opportunities just as she did at her lowest.
My type of role model. Beautiful and a scientist. #goals. She has every right to be confident :)
I think her point is that we all do, and don't need a condition, like being beautiful. If it empowers you, then by all means, continue being beautiful and fulfill your destiny as a scientist - or at least go for it, and maybe another path will be your new path by your choice.
You're my type of girl
She helped me a lot but im still scared of some stuff like astrophobia
Jenina R she’s beautiful coz she’s confident not the other way around.
1. Name your fear and reject it.
2. Reprogram your brain with new positive better thoughts. Our brains are like computers you must take out the "fear" virus.
3. Tell yourself you can make a big difference. Think positive of the outcome.
4. Find Mentors that support you and can help you.
5. Rebuild your brain. Exercise your brain with confronting fear develop direct opposition to your fear.
This creates new pathways in our brain.
6. Believe in your abilities and skills when confronted with self doubt or obstacles.
goldsilverandiamonds I've noticed a pattern with some Ted Talks where they reject and ignore negativity, replacing it with synthesized positivity, but not a lot of folk using things like ACT, or Mindfulness, or acknowledging their negativity as being something normal. Its not the greatest message.
Louis Bullock I think as most people get older they start understand negativity is a toxic state of being. Why flood your mind with negativity when we can choose how to look at and react to life in a positive way.
Most negative thoughts and emotions are like junk food they may initially satisfy us but long term use and indulging them takes a toll on our health and actually harms us.
Would you choose to feed yourself junk food and crap if you had a choice and the money to eat the greatest, freshest and healthiest foods? I would eat the best, put the best food into my body so why not emotional do the same. Put in the best thoughts and images into your mind. I am not saying become Pollyanna but consciously direct your mind to the things that are good, healthy, beneficial and positive.
We are in many ways wired to be negative and fearful and have to work to be positive. It's not easy at first, but I think you'll find that those that do and practice it have better, healthier more fulfilling and economically successful lives.
In reality you are the architect of your own life you can build your foundation with dirt (negativity) or you can build it with steel and concrete ( positivity). You can use scraps of wood or the finest lumber. You can build your house with cheap, crappy foreign products or you can build it with the best, custom made and designed products. So why not use and invest in the best when clearly the payoff and investment is worth it. I think you get the idea.
A fair sentiment, well written. Agreed, negativity can be harmful, and in large amounts isn't great, can make one feel unbalanced.
I'm speaking more from the work that Russ Harris has done on Mindfulness and accepting that a bit of negativity is still okay, no need for one to dismiss it completely.
Otherwise dismissing negativity altogether can breed people who aren't truthful to themselves about how they actually feel.
Louis Bullock I don't think people have a problem with having enough negativity in their lives. We are bombarded with it constantly.
I don't disagree the ability to live with negativity is ok. But living with some negativity and or letting or giving into negativity so that it is predominate in your life is not a wise idea.
What people are really deficient in is finding happiness , current contentment with who and where they are in life. And also feeling and being positive about life and their future.
No one needs help being negative. We all need help and encouragement to be rationally positive and at times irrationally positive.
We are what we focus on. We move in the direction we focus on we attract what we focus on. If we are not conscious of what we focus on we easily get led down the path of negativity
. It is important that we really think of what we want in our lives and from our lives. The ability to think and be positive should be high on everyone's list. This is not easily to do it takes effort. Negativity on the other hand is easy it takes little effort. In my opinion negativity should not be high on anyone's list.
Have you ever watched the movie the Secret? or learned about the Law of Attraction? If not you might find the movie interesting. You can find a the full movie on You tube. You can find many videos on the Law of Attraction too.
As I get older I realize there is great truth to the Law of Attraction from years of personal experience. It's important to guard your mind and feed it healthy thoughts and images. If you don't someone else or society will feed it with junk, negativity, lack and hopelessness among other things. It's is important that you learn to pull the weeds that invade your garden (mind).
Very well put, friend! That's a very strong point about maintaining one's mental health.
Olympia LePoint, your talk changed, improved my life as a Caregiver for my mom, as a 5day/per week gym participant and a mother of my special needs daughter. Asante 🌅 🌎 🌙
I love the way she talks. So genuine, passionate and powerful voice.
What an amazing woman
*vain ethatic bitch.
+james dean True some people don't likr others people's success so they just make themselves miserable. Her speech literally saved me so many time when I felt incapable of doing things. This woman is great.
Carlos Vasconcelos don't be so faint of mind as to accept emotional persuasion or stylish rhetoric over legitimate fact. This "speech" is merely her saying saying this is my opinion I have accomplished all these things so it must be true. When in reality it remains, only speech. Certainly motivating, but scientifically illegitimate. You mistake depression for vision of what is true, and self help bullshit.
james dean We choose to believe in whatever we want. It does not mean I'm accepting it as absolute true. A fact you can not change is that she is successful and it did work for her, she want to help other people using her life story, by the way a few people can do it. What about you? What can you tell me about your life that can be inspiration for others or even for me? Maybe you don't like self help, it is called pride. Pride is the worse character a person can have. I was in your place before, so I don't judge you. Hope one day all negative and bad eyes you have towards others can change for something good.
Carlos Vasconcelos all we know is that she was successfull. We don't know how she got there. My story could not inspire people, no. But that matters little. Inspiration is in many ways false hope. Thinking you can achieve something you can't makes you waste time and nothing else. I don't hate self help becuase of pride, but rather becuase its just talk. It makes you feel good and empowered, but leads to no results. Much like a new years resolution. You may feel inspired, but you are no closer to "reprograming your brain". So the speech is wasted.
I really like her, she's one in a million
I agree, there's something about her.
have you read my comment about her ?
Because She is a HE!
She is
Her fear was being a woman who could not succeed at math. She not only named it but gave it a classification called mathaphobia. Her environment growing up was full of dangers and challenges to her self concept, yet she found a formula to overcome them.She "reprogramed" her brain, telling herself that she was educated with sufficient personal resources and networks of mentors to overcome the fear. Then she confronted the fear directly by creating behaviors or actions in direct opposition to the fear, causing her to get busy and redefine her success. Pow! Fear overcome. Now, she can launch all kinds of rockets. And, she wore that outfit like an olympian and strode the stage like a goddess. Olympia LePoint is firing on all cylinders, and anyone can learn from her example, even men.
That was good - up until that last phrase; only a woman would fumble the ball in the final second...
hotmojo1 YES! someone who actually listened to what she said.
rmsolympic1 what did you mean by "only a woman would fumble the ball in the final second..." as it pertains to the original comment
Well said.
@@rmsolympic1 sexists need to die
A very valuable internal question I ask myself to get over fear, "What is the worst that can happen?"
Many people only think of failure as a short term negative, when in reality the long term benefits of fear and failure can have LIFE CHANGING positive outcome with this perspective. Live, learn and grow stronger.
A very valuable internal question I ask myself to get over fear is
who would i be without that thought (fear) ?
..certainly a different man. possibly better.and then i allow myself to become that better man :)
1. name fear reject it
2. reprogram your brain with new positive better thoughts
3. rebuild and exercise your brain to confront fear
Olympia is a masterful public speaker. She exudes absolute confidence and composure...to say nothing of her accomplishments.
I know Olympia LaPointe personally and She 100% the real deal. She worked so hard to get to wish at this point in her life. Olympia has a wonderful story to share I hope that people really listen to what she has to say. As for those of you who choose to ridicule her, then you can simply go to hell!
I think this is confidence in your ability to learn. This is not fear . fear is a result of something threatening you. Her determination to pursue her goals regardless of the obstacles is inspiring.
Lotta jealousy in these comments attempting to reduce her to a race, gender, wig and heels. You missed everything she said.
A lot of ignorant people on here. She's amazing and this was an incredible speech.
agree
She's so amazing
best comment!
All the new technology and advancement in medicine,yet we are still primitive, after millions of years,food for thought. 🤔😍😎
This brought back memories, of my children doing homework and whenever they couldn't work something out, I would hear my husband trying patiently, to explain the problem and then how he came to the solution, and at the end of his speech, he would always end it with "hey, it's not Rocket Science",and then "Remember, anyone can do whatever they want to do". Well at the age of 51 I am going to give it a go, hope it works for me, the idea of reprogramming my brain is inspiring to say the least!
Hey how are u now? How are things going lately?
Facing your Fear is one way of Overcoming it!! Also....Courage is doing it Afraid!! Don't Shy away or let your Feelings Rule!!💕
I love this talk. Very inspiring woman. She owns who she is and does not make any excuses nor is she apologizing. If you really hear what she is saying you will understand that she is discussing the obstacles that she had to overcome.
I love how so many of you are very threatened by her. Interesting. You need to think about why.
Olympia is such a powerful and inspiring speaker! really like what she said about naming and rejecting fear. Fear can hold you back from big accomplishments but if you name and reject your fear, like Olympia mentioned, then you can overcome it and do great things.
It makes me happy seeing beautiful, successful female scientists. Proud to be a woman!
too bad you ladies don't have dicks... imagine how much further you could get?
Nah, if I had one, most likely I would be tripping over it all the time
Monika S and talking about it all the time cuz apparently that's all some have. If you're born with a body part and almost half the population has it too... what's the constant bragging. I'm a girl. I have boobs. Is that all I need in life? Every other girl has a variety of boob.... great!!!! What else though??? Cuz that's probably not enough. I appreciated this woman's speech as well. Proud of anyone that can triumph through diversity and struggles... be nice if others could try it.
Jeez, it was a joke
i wanted to comment but this is 6 years ago
This is by far one of the best TEDx Talks that I have seen thus far. Olympia not only shared the 3 steps to reprogram our brains to overcome fear which by itself in a monotone manner would have been sufficient. She also showed us how to effectively communicate. How to talk in a paused clear way while articulating every word. She handled perfectly the great and confident motions in platform. Starting from the engaging beginning to catch everyone's attention and get everyone engaged by applauding the enactment of a rocket launching. While sharing that she made it from the below average to become a great rocket scientist. Great job Olympia. You are an inspiration.
I found this TED talk very interesting! I've never listened to a rocket scientist speak before as I have no interest in the subject, so I've never been interested in anything like this. However, this TED talk beautifully captures the importance of overcoming fear. It is about so much more than rocket science. It is so inspiring to know that even the smartest people out there have their own fears and struggles. They have to overcome these obstacles just like we do.
This has to be my all time favorite TED talk! I love everything about her: her story, her attitude, her voice....Thank you Olympia, you are an inspiration!!!
This to Talk is not only very well structured, it's also full of excellent and inspirational stories. This is definitely one of my favorite TED Talks. She perfectly epitomizes the Brilliant Diamond Methodology of speaking from Ivolution Communications and also speak to the point that one of the presidents of the National Speakers Association said make a point and tell a story, tell a story make and a point.
She is a great speaker. She kept the audience attention and her tips were precise and easy to follow. This was amazing to listen to
Don't face your biggest fear! Not right away at least. Breaking up the big scary thing into small, manageable tasks is a great way to build momentum and see you through to achieving things beyond yourself.
So much of your success is to do with your conditioning and state of mind. You need to learn how to learn first and have the rest of your life in order. This woman not only made it from incredibly humble backgrounds, but shes excelled in subjects that we think are only for those who are just naturally gifted through hardwork. What a story when Im hearing struggling with Chemistry!
2020 I need this, going to be good at math 🙌🙌 going to attend uni, I will definitely update this after 2years, if I failed or succeeded
She inspires me. I am so happy that I came across this TED Talk. Olympia rules.
One of the best talks on overcoming fear that I've ever heard. Olympia LePoint rocks it!
One of the best Ted talks I've seen. Thank you!
Like It " Action Overcomes Fear "
I like how she spoke about her own experiences and the obstacles she faced, and how she moved forward past these fears. It was brave of her to stick on her path and not let others stop her. Her perseverance led her to become successful and overcome her fears. This TED Talk provided techniques that will be useful after graduating college and moving into the workplace.
I love this, and never realised how much of a funk I’ve been in for years now. I’m always too scared to do things and it’s only gotten worse since my experiences during COVID.
Thank-you Olympia for helping me see there is another way to do things. You are extraordinary! Your beginnings are more relatable than people know and you will always be redirected. But, you can also do whatever it is you set your mind to. 😊❤️ Thankyou so much
As someone who wants to go into a career where rejection is something I'll face everyday, this TED talk was extremely enlightening to listen watch. I think being able to reprogram your brain to expect rejection and fear to happen and welcome it is so difficult but it leads to a stronger and more confident mindset, which is important to realize. I also loved that one of her points was "name your fear and reject it", there's something so visceral about that statement and it really resonates with me as someone with a lot of anxieties and fears.
alot of these ted talks really encompass the same theme.the whole message is do what your passion is and life will be good.and it will im doing it now.im in debt alone etc but i have my goal and that keeps me going
Amazing story.. beautiful woman..wrote it down and will apply it to my life..thanks Olympia!!
For me: Even becoming a Doctor. ☺ Great speech
Very refreshing to see a black female, who is not just intellectually and physically disciplined, but also on a path of being financially independent.
I don't see how that has to do with either skin pigmentation or gender
Rainbow Sam then you don't see much
This has just changed my life. I will meet and thank this woman one day
There's a lot of us..... everywhere. Just open your eyes
I really needed this. I identify very much with her in the struggling part.
This was an amazing talk! This woman's life story is inspiring and is a testament to how good God is. Fear can be conquered and dreams can come true. Thank you for the talk!
So thankful for this speech.
Fear is so devastating, great video, great presentation from a confident person.
Whenever I need a little encouragement I watch one of her videos. She’s so inspirational!
pretty inspirational. i started off pretty pessimistic and was like "oh here we go..." but shes clearly talking alot of truth and it definitely works.
There will always be someone who will be negative. I think she is an inspiration and not full of herself. Education is a powerful thing, but having the ability to focus and act on what's possible is good. All things are possible and rejecting fear is too. Be positive people, she's going to continue to do and be. Try to emulate that positive vibe.
" I am educated and I work hard I may not be able to make a difference now but I can do so in the future" that line really stood out for me
I thought it was very cool when she said she was faced with unemployment but knew she had talent so she hired herself. I believe a lot of people are faced with this today and they just give up. This was so significant for her to say she took action in her own life and created something for herself.
I'm sitting here doing statistics. Yet, about a week ago I was filled with fear. While struggling with the material, my teacher tried failing me! I screamed bloody murder. I wanted so much to get the understanding of the subject matter, and surely, like a light coming on, understanding came. I was able to move forward, and get the grade I so desired. This has been a very helpful video. After-the-fact, yet timely in moving forward.
Olympia lepoint is a great inspiration.I am sick and tired,of seeing and hearing negative people.Doing evil and stupid,things to one another.On planet earth.
Thanks, this just changed my fears into success. I must make it through nursing school this year. Am determined to succeed, Pharm and Med Surg are very easy classes.
I loved when she talked about how one teacher changed her whole perspective. As a future educator this is what I want to do! Inspire students to do whatever they want to do and help them get their. Loved hearing her truly inspiring life story!
I was here for this! She's so lovely to meet.
She made a powerful point about reprogramming the brain through "doing" something that is in opposition to your fear. She also gives scientific reasons for her suggestion. I find her to be very sound. Way to go! Thanks Olympia, all the best in life!
She has absolutely nothing important nor practical to say. She's just telling her personal life stories to entertain us. That's all. She has no deeper agenda.
I dont know much about neurotransmitters in my brain but I know when I spend enough time, hard work and dedication on a subject use not only my visual but all my senses plus my humility...learn by application and not just theory, then yes I think I can pursue a degree in applied mathematics...it won't be easy...but I wouldn't want it if it was...
Olympia LePoint is one of the best science TED Speakers I have watched! Her triumphant story is compelling and her message is powerful. She is truly an inspiring person. I hope to see her on TV channels, in Newspapers, in schools, in US educational government leadership and within corporations. Plus, she is the most stunning rocket scientist I have EVER seen!
I think the idea of naming and rejecting your fear is so crucial. People often talk about identifying issues or goals in order to obtain them. Without identifying your fear there is no way that you will be able to over come it. This is why I imagine therapy is such an effective tool.
I believe in this idea as well Anna. It is impossible to get past our fears and to our goals if we do not recognize them and learn how to overcome them.
I agree, identifying your fear is so important. Without doing so may result in it being harder to achieve your goals. Sometimes I think that identifying your fear is the component that people have a harder time determining.
I saw her on Impact Theory and I decided to watch her here. Two different delivery, but you get her drift. I think she's an awesome person. Her audience is anyone who has experience life challenges and thinking their circumstances define who they're. People are people and we have to show some level of respect when you see what hard work produce.
I really enjoyed this talk! As someone who often lets fear get in the way of new experiences and opportunities, this really hit home. I particuraly enjoyed the last part, in which she talked about taking direct opposite action against the fear. I definitely think this is something that could be applied in my life, especially in terms of graduating college soon.
I am also someone who often lets fear get in the way of new experiences so this talk really meant a lot to me too. Post-graduation is something that does spark some fear in me because I am unsure of the future but I also see myself using her ideas in my own life.
I feel the same way. Fear is something that has always dictated my life. Since we're both about to graduate college, now is the perfect time to start to overcome it so we can be successful in our desired life paths.
So many of these speakers are impressive, but this woman is IMPRESSIVE
Hi I’m your cousin on Elnora’s side of the family and I think you are the most inspiring person
On your dad’s side of the family*
Goosebumps listening to her
😭 awesome video
Keep speaking the truth! God bless you!\
We need more beautiful , black, strong women, standing strong and proud just like this or better . Her style, confidence and her story was exciting and amazing ! Access to our Black women's stories like Lepoint is Toooo Rare or rarely exposed . " Name your fear and reject it ".
She's beautiful.
xD
Cristian Micu Are you okay?
Wow you are SO insecure and obviously fragile.
Cristian Micu so you don't mind her being distinguished by gender yet race bothers you??? isn't just just as much not a man as she is just as much not white ?
one distinction is ok but the other isnt??
Well done! I have been using a version of these tools without realizing it, since seeing this I will be better at it. People don't realize how much fear influences our path. I definitely know people who don't try things that would help their life because they might fail, I hope a lot of parents watch this and teach their children to think and learn like this.
its so hard to reject a fear because that is the thing holding you back and making it hard for you to get to where you need and want to go. yes you can work through them but they are still something that's going to be back in your head.
Right! I think it's important to recognize the value of having other people in your life to help you fight fear. Obviously she mentioned the teacher, but I bet that as she continued to succeed, she also found a network of people to encourage her.
Thank You. Thank You. Thank You.
Inspiring! Often, people who are in such a trying situation to begin with don't rise above their circumstances and become successful against all odds. I teach this all of the time...in order to do what you want, you have to first believe that you can.
Thank you for such an inspirational and motivating speech. Marvellous.
I feel every bit of what she’s saying ♥️ blessings 🙏🏼
I am so very inspired! I will be telling everyone I know about her. Where is her Television show? I am also an educator and so agree with her love of teaching.
This woman is brilliant! 👏
What an amazing talk! Timely! Thank you! I was clapping for you from home ;)
inspiring lady...you r great.bow to u..
I love her voice. Quite calming
This is beyond an amazing talk. I see the steps she is talking about within my own life. I see this as very helpful.
Rocket scientist?!! Myyyyy goodness....YOU rock!! I wanna live where she lives...the no-excuses zone!
Thank you so much Ms LePoint for sharing your realisations with us. It really helped and inspired me!
Wonderful. Just what I needed today. Thank you!!
Blessed that beautiful soul teacher.
She is amazing! So inspiring!
Thank you Olympia Le Point, for sharing your 3 steps for overcoming fear in one's endeavors! :)
Very inspirational, Olympia. Thank you.
Hi
That's true Madam. Thanks. you helped me a lot. very very thankful.
Parabéns pela palestra! Muito instrutiva! A senhora é uma mulher incrível!
One of the best Ted talks ever . My new inspiration♥️
Wow!!! I really needed to hear this. Name and reject your fear. I really could have used this during my younger years but i will take and run with it today. The sky is the limit!!!
Truly inspired by the presentation , and I want to be inspired further. Thank you for sharing.
You are an inspiration ♡
Very clear life changing words.
This is such an inspirational video, understanding that fear only inhibits your brain to problem solve or critically think, my dad always told fear is really not a really thing its basically your body trying to protect itself from what it perceives as danger or over exhaustion
I hope and believe that all my fear and struggles will come to pass.I refuse this burden now!!! I want to work and reach my goals too.A true inspiration.I definately connect with her.I hope to meet Olivia one day..God bless!! A true inspirational motivator..
Wow!!!! Such powerful words! What an A-MAZING person you are!!!!!
This is more a story of discipline then a story of conquering anxiety. My opinion.
This is great. This is really amazing, shows you can overcome things. It brings hope and I love this
That moment she paused before tearing up was what moved me. Very inspirational, and touching. Much respect for her.
Excellent presentation. I will use it in my classroom and with my athletes. Thank you for sharing your story.
WOW!!! Olympia. Wonderful motivation and inspiring. It's made my day. Thank you.
Well, she is an all star IQ and even more and all star heroine. Outstanding!!
So humble.