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Scared to try something new? Daredevil @MichelleKhare says embrace an amateur’s mindset #TEDTalks

Daredevil Michelle Khare has trained with Olympians, run seven marathons on seven continents in a single week, and even escaped Harry Houdini’s deadliest stunt. She shares how embracing fear, failure and an “amateur’s mindset” transformed her from a cautious child into someone who proves that daredevils aren’t born — they’re developed.

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Daredevil Michelle Khare has trained with Olympians, run seven marathons on seven continents in a single week, and even escaped Harry Houdini’s deadliest stunt. She shares how embracing fear, failure and an “amateur’s mindset” transformed her from a cautious child into someone who proves that daredevils aren’t born — they’re developed.

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  1. @dreameryoung38

    January 10, 2026 at 2:01 pm

    I knew she was going to say Tom Cruise

  2. @payaraladka3410

    January 10, 2026 at 2:05 pm

    You probably don’t know Akshay Kumar 🙂

  3. @thinkingimpaired5663

    January 10, 2026 at 2:06 pm

    I was impressed until you said Tim Cruise

    • @Logiarhythm

      January 11, 2026 at 10:19 am

      Maybe you need to check your ears? or rewatch on something else than a phone speaker?

  4. @DY2784

    January 10, 2026 at 2:14 pm

    Ohhh…🙄… How We create our own problems and engineer our own demise… 🙄… 🤪🤪🤪

  5. @noname-pb9vj

    January 10, 2026 at 2:43 pm

    So how fast were you going?

  6. @AjSchachtner

    January 10, 2026 at 3:23 pm

    A man did it first

    • @NewtonAghogho

      January 11, 2026 at 7:44 pm

      Stop

  7. @MohamedEldawahri

    January 10, 2026 at 4:56 pm

    I think it is Ai

    • @priyalborse9304

      January 12, 2026 at 2:35 pm

      Nah it ain’t it was actually perfomed in the mission impossible movie

    • @MohamedEldawahri

      January 12, 2026 at 5:10 pm

      ​@priyalborse9304wow it was dangerous

  8. @robertenorth

    January 10, 2026 at 6:10 pm

    The only thing I can say is that the stunt looks incredibly fun and you are lucky to get paid for it

  9. @TDeeS

    January 10, 2026 at 6:33 pm

    Michelle, I am so happy for you to see you on a TED talk

  10. @Firdavsello

    January 11, 2026 at 2:34 am

    What movie is that?

  11. @urbanwolfep7195

    January 11, 2026 at 9:34 am

    You a badass

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