Hitting Rock Bottom: The Gift of Losing it All | Sal Costa | TEDxCollingwood
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- čas přidán 4. 11. 2019
- Sal Costa, a Platinum Selling Rockstar, shares his story of his rise to the top and his fall to the bottom, and how the hardest time in his life turned into the greatest gift of all. Sal Costa is a Platinum selling, #1 Billboard USA and Juno Nominated recording artist who was a member of the breakout band My Darkest Days. In 2009 the band signed a major label recording contract with Island Def Jam/Universal Records and their debut single, which reached #1 on the USA Rock Charts, became the biggest anthem that year and is still one of the most played recurrent songs at Rock Radio in America. Sal has toured playing arenas such as Madison Square Garden, ACC, Staples Center and many others across the world, and has collaborated with the likes of Nickelback, Ludacris, Stone Temple Pilots, Bush, Slipknot, Disturbed etc. Sal has also enjoyed success as a solo artist, appearing on records with the likes of Jimmy Buffett, Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Bret Michaels, Phil Collen of Def Leppard and many others. Currently, Sal has a song in the Canadian Top 40 Rock Charts as the guitarist for Canadian supergroup, Bonds of Mara. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
Wherever you are at the stage of your life, if you come across this video, I’m sure what you are going/went through is not easy. The fact that we are able to watch this video and reading my comment, it’s already a blessing compare to the other unfortunates. Stay strong, stay positive. Life always comes around better, because there is nothing can be worse than a rock bottom. Positive vibe ⭐️
Thank you! I’m going to try my best to
“it’s only after we’ve lost everything that we’re free to do anything” - tyler durden.
I've hit rock bottom in life. I'm unemployed, and all my friends have started their career. My marriage has hit rocky grounds because of how useless I've become. I'm trying to claw my way out of this hopelessness. I just hope it's not too late.
It’s never too late hold on and fight. You’re tougher and stronger than you ever realize!
How’s it going bro??!!
Just hope.
Yep in same boat
I’m just reading this 7 months later. I hope you’re still fighting the good fight. This is his hard and I can relate sooo much!
Xoxoxo
Every time I feel like I’ve hit bottom, the floor seems to sink lower.
Same
I have hit rock bottom, I had everything going right 7 months back but i have lost everything. Now i am clinging on to whatever little I have got with me and working on getting myself back up again, its tough but there is no other way.
😢 same here… hope you’re doing better
@renn7187 rooting for you in 2023.
How’s it going brother?
I’ve lost it all, the beginning of 2022 I was making $5k a month, driving a brand new Mercedes Benz, had all the toys and luxuries of life, and then starting in November I began a dark descent into losing everything I worked so hard for. I’m bankrupt and have to pay bills in a week with no way to do it, started a job and lost it due to my health declining, I’m not sure what to do, I’m starting to lose hope of things ever getting better, I’ve lost my friends, my daughter is being kept from me so I can’t see her, how much more pain do I have to endure before I can feel what happiness is again? I have nothing else to lose. I hope anybody and everybody that takes the time to read this or watch this video, gets whatever their looking for and can make a comeback. I’m not so sure my story will end the same.
I’m not gonna lie, all of this sounds absolutely awful! I know this may be hard to hear in light of all that you’re going through, but things are going to get better. I remember hearing the story of a millionaire that lost everything and was still encouraged because he knew if he had it in him to make a million once, he could make it again. Also, A reminder that even though money is necessary it does not guarantee happiness. Sharing your story here is a huge step towards the light. All you need is the faith of a mustard seed- just water it every day with gratitude for what you still have. Also show up for yourself and don’t allow negative thoughts to take over you. There are better days ahead and one day you will look back on this time as a powerful lesson that made you fight for the amazing life you eventually will have. Be blessed❤
@@eluap71 thank you for your kind words, and you’re absolutely right! Since I wrote that comment things have started to get better, one day at a time.
@@wild5337 omg thank
God! I’m glad to hear you’re doing better now.. I hope everything continues to get better and you come to a beautiful place in life
@@MrEdoTense thank you so much :)
How are you brother now?
I'm so very proud of my friend Sal.. Bravo
I m 27 years old, my girl friiend just broke up with me after 7 years of long relationship with me. I m also unemployed right now decided to prepare for masters in computer science in a country among all the enginners here in India. I also failed to qualify in one of the exams which I had. I am at rock bottom right now and there is a tough road ahead and i hope i will be getting admitted to one of the best institution ahead in India.
Writing this just so that whenever I fell rock bottom again i come here to see how far i did come after this. Best of luck to you too whoever is reading this. I know it is tough out there to be better than what u are right now but this is what we ever wanted to be the better version of all of us! 😊
im 16, a junior in high school. my girlfriend of 7 months broke my heart right after my mom left me and my dad, i can barely wake up for school, i can barely eat, i keep getting my heartbroken, i cant make my car payments, i barely can find motivation at all. i pray that things will turn around for me and for everyone here. we’re all gonna make it.
7 months… not a short time how have you been doing
Man 6 months for me same situation
I just turned 17
I’ve been here in the darkness for far too long
I haven’t given in but I’m no longer strong
I want so badly to live in joy again
I’ve lost so much, show me God, let me win
Same here
😔
that's the spirit! things can only get better from rock bottom and that is a fact. Worse has no power aftet that, it's defeated. It all starts with a decision that as long as you want to get better you will
I met you multiple times at your shows, I’m a huge supporter of you and I love you so much. I’m so sorry as a fan we never knew you were hurting so much🖤 you’re an amazing, beautiful inspirational human!
Thank you for being courageous and showing the world your story. Hit my rock bottom and trying to find things that make sense, currently nothing does besides the hope of having my fsmily back....I'm very sad. I needed to watch this. Loosing it all is a gift on a way...only way to begun again. Thank you 🙏
You are such an inspiration for me in musician aspect, I really appreciate whit my whole life your music you make the person who I am now, I overpassed the depression and sadness whit your lyrics and chords. I never thought you reach that point in your life now I understand why music can heal in all aspects
Thanks Sal
Feeling very low and didn’t know I needed to hear your opening song. I love guitar. Music for and from the heart.
I had it all money car job and the girl I wanted lost it all in just a month literally and it’s crazy how I felt rn I’m just trynna get thru it will be back exact a year from now on see ya later
All the best bro!
I hope things go well
how you going homie? its been a year
Same here, hope you got it all back and more, I’ll see you at the top someday
How are you now bro
Great song
Goosebumps all over me right now, this video is me
You just gave me so much courage... Thank you 🙏
wow. that's all I can say.
when you look at your favorite musician/celebrity at all, you think that they are happy doing what they are doing. I watched a lot of videos of Sal on MDD and I always thought he was happy. that's interesting, know how people feel about something. that's why I watched it. one of my best decisions.
Song was amazing
Last 4 years have been the toughest...I lost everything- career, love, ambitions. Now I am trying to stick together the pieces of the puzzle of my life. It appears very difficult but now or never. Hopefully one day I will be in a better position than this.
I LOVE THIS SONG❤️🙌🏼❤️
Wats the name of this song
I’m crying
The fact that I lost everything in my life and everything is hard right now.. And really don't know what to do.. Specially that today was the worst when I knew that I lost even the little things and little hopes it's just heart broken... Why? Idk... It's just hard that you lost every dream and every goal
Right here with you bro.
I hope everything goes well by now
Stay strong..and keep believing in yourself
Apparently rock bottom has a basement.
No matter how deep your bottom is there’s a bottom below
Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face. - Mike Tyson
I have hit rock bottom. Lost job, which was paying so well, now in debt. I am trying to do good, but for months, i am not able to !! I got another job, which paid less, but i still took up, and that was bad, and i left !! I don't know i am just losing faith !! I have been positive for so long, but now i have reached breaking point !! 😢😢😢
Theres no testimony without a test fight through the pain and trust god that he has better plans for you in due time 🙏🏼
Thank you this really helps
I keep telling myself I love my life but i’ve definitely hit rock bottom. about 2 months ago I got kicked out and me and my first girlfriend broke up the same day. i’m a boxer and lost my 2nd fight in a row 2 weeks later. i’ve been loosing my passion to fight. I don’t know what my passion is anymore. trying to make ends meet by working this job and now they’re cutting back my hours and i have a feeling this isn’t where i’m met to be. i keep making mistakes that i don’t want to make, and feel deep sadness everytime people tell me that they see something special in me they don’t see in anyone else because of how i carry myself, i feel like a fraud sometimes. i’ve already hit a rock bottom before in 8th grade (im 19 years old now) when i tried to commit suicide, my dad started making money when i was in 3rd grade and isolated me by putting me in a private school with only 20 kids in my class where i’d only go 2 days a week to get my homework and turn it in. haven’t had a recess sense 2nd grade or went trick or treating, felt like i had an unfulfilling child hood and i’m struggling to find fun in things, in 8th grade i became super depressed and wanted to end it all, my dad caught me in the act and dropped to the floor, this made me never want to commit suicide again because of the way i saw my dad, it put a lot of trauma on me, more then i like to admit. but i can’t ignore the fact i feel like i’m going down the same slope, i’m struggling to find fun in things, i don’t know how to anymore. i hope eventually i find the beauty in life, sometimes i just want to quit. i feel like if i go back to my parents house i’m going to fall into depression again, i’ve been sleeping in my car and staying with my grandparents when I can, life is hard, but i’m going to keep going. i’ve quit my weed addiction because i was smoking up to 3 blunts a day to get rid of the pain. dealing with this sober is the route i have to take, pray for me, i want to make it in this life and be fulfilled, at this point im just thanking god for the ability to breath.
Keep care of yourself brother things will change definitely
Strong beautiful message 🙏
Is there where the movie Soul got it’s idea from??
Truth be told, I find it kinda scary to finally hit the point of your dreams and it doesn’t feel as great as u thought
💯💯💯💯💯💯
Been in rock bottom for 3 years now. I just wrote this because I made another ridiculous unforced mistake
Every decision you make is a mistake.
3 years, same.
Lyrics?
I hit rock bottom 2021 I haven’t gotten out of it I’m now 26 still waiting for my medical license to activated I just wanna be happy again I can’t take this anymore idk it’s seems their no way out I ask god why take my families&friends life why didn’t u take my life what am I doing right God.
So I came across this video and my name is Collin Grant and it’s called collingwood and I couldn’t help but think I’m supposed to see this video cause I’m totally at rock bottom.
I hope things are improving Collin
I know understand the name "My Darkest Days"
At rock bottom right now. I just wanna give up.
Any progress?
me in 2015
I have hit rock bottom, lost a high paying job , to learn computer programming just to find out Its not my cup of tea ,
Lost both my parents , got divorced because iam poor ,
Right now working in a bare minimum wage job,
Just hoping for this dark tunnel to end .
I hope things get better for you and I’m sure they will. I’m in the same boat except I’m unemployed and about to be completely bankrupt with lots of debt with seemingly no way out.
I hope you are doing good now, same situation here.
@@wild5337 how are you doing now mate .
@@Jacob_EstateAgent doing a bit better, up to my neck still in debt but I’ve figured some things out and made some progress. Thought my life was over but things do get better with time and hard work. I hope things are going better for you!
hope you’re doing better
Wtf i thought this would be a Ted talk not some local song promo
I am at rock bottom as we speak. Its difficult, but i know better times are coming. 3:31
Me too. There with you.
Sorrt but wtf does this have to do with hitting rock bottom...
I dunno. Sounded like 15 minutes of Californian self indulgent 'surfer dude' speak to me. Jesus give this guy a doobie and an acoustic guitar, STAT!
There is no rock bottom.
Who?
he was actually kinda famous in the rock industry
This is not useful
Aisra you must be talking about your comment.
@@montarctica yes
Porotos verdes
I agree
the only problem is, most people suffering live in dread of reaching rock bottom.