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How to Discover Your Authentic Self — at Any Age | Bevy Smith | TED

In a talk packed with wry wisdom, pop culture queen Bevy Smith shares hard-earned lessons about authenticity, confidence, mature success and why, if you put in the work, “life gets greater later.” If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: Follow TED! Twitter:…

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80 Comments

  1. Ligia Sommers

    May 20, 2022 at 4:30 pm

    Amazing!!!! Loved it 🙏🏻💝✨

  2. Hasan Mahmud

    May 20, 2022 at 5:03 pm

    Women☕

  3. B Z

    May 20, 2022 at 5:04 pm

    A talk for the womens

  4. Training by Timberlake

    May 20, 2022 at 5:59 pm

    Inspirational for me!! Not talking about the fears of a career transition made me feel alone. Amazing to hear this and not feel like I’m the only one. I’ll also absorb the confidence as I strive to be greater later.

  5. SE

    May 20, 2022 at 6:29 pm

    This message was inspiring. Thank you, Bevy, for being You.

  6. tabularasa

    May 20, 2022 at 6:42 pm

    Where’s the supposed “how to”? Where’s the substance? This talk offered nothing but a woman who desperately needs approval from her peers, fixated on physical appearance. So many references to beauty and glamor and aging and judging others on social media… Usually the people who loudly exclaim they have “nothing to prove” are the ones who care the most about their public perception. It’s sad how transparent she is, but she doesn’t see it herself. Waste of 15 minutes

  7. Native_NC_Sharon

    May 20, 2022 at 6:52 pm

    👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️AWESOME message!!!

  8. NIL

    May 20, 2022 at 6:56 pm

    So, where is the “I” located you are going on about? Not a clue, obviously. Crap swagger nothing.

  9. Blair Marie

    May 20, 2022 at 6:58 pm

    I am 37 and finally realizing that I have to invest in my self and mental health or else it will be my Demise. I have made drastic changes and by sticking to them and not feeling guilty I am definitely looking and feeling better.

  10. Carlos Oruna

    May 20, 2022 at 7:14 pm

    Umm. Character is formed in hard times. Our parents with what they saw or heard , and more importantly did.. my dad was born in spain in 25. Imagine that youth in 36 . You would be able to sell 30 lbs of beans for an acre of land. Pushing your limits forms ya.

  11. MIRIAM ABISOLA

    May 20, 2022 at 7:23 pm

    Amazing speech, well delivered wow. ❤️

    • ᵖⁱⁿⁿᵉᵈ: 𝐓𝐄𝐃

      May 21, 2022 at 12:07 am

      Thank you. For 🅑🅣🅒/🅔🅣🅗 𝚒𝚗𝚟𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚊𝚜
      ᴍᴇssᴀɢᴇ/ᴡᴀ
      ±𝟏𝟒𝟎𝟗𝟒𝟐𝟐𝟓𝟖𝟏𝟗
      ʟᴇᴛ ʜɪᴍ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ɪ ʀᴇғᴇʀʀᴇᴅ ʏᴏᴜ.

  12. Tracy Corson

    May 20, 2022 at 7:29 pm

    People will be kicking themselves in few weeks if they miss the opportunity to buy and invest in Crypto as it’s retracing….BE WISE

    • David Usai

      May 20, 2022 at 10:14 pm

      I got Williams info how good is he ?

    • André Nobre

      May 20, 2022 at 10:14 pm

      I’ve worked with 4 traders in the past but none of them is as efficient as he is , he’s a genius when it comes to trading strategies !

    • Jamie C. Carl

      May 20, 2022 at 10:15 pm

      I’m from Los Angeles, I and two other of my friends tried his strategies immediately we testified his performing wonders.

    • Freddie Gibbs

      May 20, 2022 at 10:16 pm

      Don’t sleep on it…this is a time to invest I recently just bought another property valued at over $10m. I wish I knew the right investment firm to invest with earlier, better late than never thought.

  13. cristina roverso

    May 20, 2022 at 7:51 pm

    In the most perfect timing, this came to me. I am certainly at a point in my life where I’m choosing me. I’m rediscovering what I love and advocating for myself and making choices without regret. It’s liberating and as always a journey of unknowns but I am certain that I will live my life and not be miserable!

  14. MANDY

    May 20, 2022 at 7:55 pm

    She’s a natural. This was a great Ted Talk. Truly worth every minute.

  15. Captain_Context

    May 20, 2022 at 8:04 pm

    I remember when TED used to be about the absolute top intellectual stuff. What is this… “My mama told me”

  16. pierm9

    May 20, 2022 at 8:04 pm

    Thank you Bevy!! You are powerful in your authenticity!!

  17. Olidoxson

    May 20, 2022 at 8:25 pm

    WTF Ted?

  18. Miss Dappertje

    May 20, 2022 at 8:43 pm

    thank you bevy !!

    • ᵖⁱⁿⁿᵉᵈ: 𝐓𝐄𝐃

      May 20, 2022 at 11:55 pm

      Thank you. For 🅑🅣🅒/🅔🅣🅗 𝚒𝚗𝚟𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚊𝚜
      ᴍᴇssᴀɢᴇ/ᴡᴀ
      ±𝟏𝟒𝟎𝟗𝟒𝟐𝟐𝟓𝟖𝟏𝟗
      ʟᴇᴛ ʜɪᴍ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ɪ ʀᴇғᴇʀʀᴇᴅ ʏᴏᴜ

  19. Antonella Calderone

    May 20, 2022 at 11:16 pm

    She was such an inspiration and so charismatic, I loved it.

  20. Cass :P

    May 21, 2022 at 12:48 am

    One of my favorite talks for sure. Bevy just keeping it real!

  21. Malcolm Samuel

    May 21, 2022 at 1:05 am

    So real! More TED’s like this!

  22. Gbemi Owode

    May 21, 2022 at 1:13 am

    This is amazing!! “Their wins have nothing to do with my worthiness, to thine own self be true! Nobody can be you but you, so you might as well show up, and show out!”

  23. Lisa Love Ministry

    May 21, 2022 at 1:15 am

    The more we focus on ourselves the more narssistic we become.
    Luke 10:27
    “ He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”

  24. Officially Live

    May 21, 2022 at 3:37 am

    YASS BEVY!! 🙌🏾💙

  25. J

    May 21, 2022 at 4:32 am

    Thank you Little Brown Bev ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

  26. Vivek astronaut {Nasa}

    May 21, 2022 at 5:46 am

    I am late bloomer a,m 55 walked the walk now coming to this and you know but I could blow which leads me that most people now sometimes a,m shall be scientists and astronaut nasa 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

  27. Melina Marques

    May 21, 2022 at 7:04 am

    Her energy is awesome and wise words 🤩

  28. PeacheeMi

    May 21, 2022 at 7:05 am

    I love the message Bevy!

  29. Irini Koussi

    May 21, 2022 at 7:19 am

    Thank you 👏👏👏👏👏👏

  30. 𝘾𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙮开

    May 21, 2022 at 10:08 am

    “If you dream regardless of age, you will continue to be young.”

  31. Shaul

    May 21, 2022 at 12:12 pm

    What a woman, wow! Pleasure to watch and listen to.

  32. corner kim

    May 21, 2022 at 12:55 pm

    Wonderful talk!!
    I was listening on Podcasts and have to come see her personally. 🫡

  33. Pam W.

    May 21, 2022 at 1:00 pm

    The hardest critic is one’s self. Thanks for sharing how to do the work to let one’s authentic self shine!! 👍🏽❤🔥

  34. Lyric Genius

    May 21, 2022 at 1:20 pm

    NY STAND UP! LOVED THIS!

  35. Michael O' Neill

    May 21, 2022 at 1:39 pm

    Wise, honest, and humble. Great talk 🙂

  36. Felicity Fellows

    May 21, 2022 at 2:43 pm

    Bevy and her talk embody grace, power and humility. Will listen over and over, everytime I need a pick me up, to laugh, and to remind me who I am. Thank you for sharing your wisdom and little brown Bevy with the world

  37. Tamika Newton

    May 21, 2022 at 3:14 pm

    I’m in a transitional point in life at 50 as I discover what I’m most passionate about…what’s next for me. Bevy’s talk was inspiring and right on time. Cheers to “It gets greater later”!

  38. Theo Perry

    May 21, 2022 at 4:09 pm

    So GOOD!

  39. L. Scott

    May 21, 2022 at 9:46 pm

    “It Gets Greater Later.”
    Bevy you are the Greatest!!! Congratulations!!! 💜💜

  40. Positive Nature Community

    May 21, 2022 at 9:50 pm

    11:52 great talk, great questions
    Who am I at my core?
    How am I being perceived?
    How would I like to be perceived?

  41. No one star

    May 21, 2022 at 10:01 pm

    1. Have enough connections to get TED talk.
    2. Be rich, popular, and influential.
    3. Prosper.

    Everyone else without coin, connections, communities, clout, and computer code are kinda cocked, though.

    🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨

  42. Pam J

    May 21, 2022 at 10:14 pm

    I have no idea why she considers herself a late bloomer. She was super successful, she was just tired of her career. She’s fun, but after watching her I have no idea how to “discover my authentic self”.

    • Alfi

      May 22, 2022 at 1:39 pm

      I agree with the second sentence. Her story is interesting, but the only thing I took away from it is that it is possible to reimagine your life at any age, not how to that.

  43. The Gutsy Latina

    May 21, 2022 at 11:17 pm

    Bravo, Bevy, Bravo! So good! And the key is doing the work so that it can get greater later 🖤

  44. nancy Dickson

    May 21, 2022 at 11:22 pm

    *I REALLY LOVE AND ALL YOUR VIDEOS💖,I WISH TO BE LIKE YOU SOMEDAY*

    • James Candason

      May 21, 2022 at 11:44 pm

      Thanks for the recommendation I’ve been trading by
      myself for long and I’ve been making a lot of losses, l’Il
      surely give her a try right away.

    • James

      May 21, 2022 at 11:49 pm

      The greatest regret is not trying and failing but it is not to trying at allFunny enough people aspire to emulate great investors and entrepreneurs, of our time but they only see their wins
      and achievements and they careless about their
      challenges and failures during multiple trials and the
      lesson it teaches

  45. question ade

    May 22, 2022 at 2:27 am

    Please look at me 🙈🙈

  46. Edidiong Eton

    May 22, 2022 at 3:54 am

    I’m glad I took out time to view this, very great

  47. Michelle Johnson

    May 22, 2022 at 4:00 am

    Helpful in identifying the missing piece(s) to start to “excavate” your authentic self – Also can’t wait til her mom does a TED talk ❤️

  48. Fractal Infinity

    May 22, 2022 at 4:48 am

    What an inspiring story for the people like me! It’s never too late to change your path and find another way to your personal self-satisfying success! Thank you, Bevy!

  49. Murphy Zhang

    May 22, 2022 at 12:36 pm

    let me think the book” the law of the attraction”. This is a good lecture !

  50. Tanyoka W

    May 22, 2022 at 1:26 pm

    Just what your soul needs (at any age)! Amazing Ted Talk! 💜

  51. Meekseek

    May 22, 2022 at 2:14 pm

    Go watch Chiron Last.

  52. Paola Parker

    May 22, 2022 at 5:00 pm

    Love

  53. Holiday

    May 22, 2022 at 5:01 pm

    Amazing talk

  54. Theo Vard

    May 22, 2022 at 7:06 pm

    A black woman wearing a wig talking about finding your authentic self. Top quality satire.

  55. Timi Hobbs

    May 22, 2022 at 7:10 pm

    Wonder Woman. Thanks for the Ted talk, you are inspiring.

  56. the1atcpc

    May 22, 2022 at 7:15 pm

    “It gets greater later!” – Bevy Smith

  57. Toni

    May 22, 2022 at 11:59 pm

    Sorry, I’m seventy and I’ll age gracefully.

  58. Lillian Grace

    May 23, 2022 at 12:23 am

    Thank you for being you for me love love love you BEVY

  59. Stephanie O

    May 23, 2022 at 3:12 am

    I felt the pangs of my mid-life crisis and this is just what I needed ❤️❤️❤️

  60. Nicole Phipps

    May 23, 2022 at 3:33 am

    👏👏👏👏 Bravo Bevy!!!! 🌹💐

  61. Tony

    May 23, 2022 at 7:33 am

    I find it a bit conflicting to hear her say “life gets greater later”, because she was very focused on living in the moment (as we should), however those two things doesn’t correlate, you can’t be present if you’re focused on the future, even if that future is going to be good. Consider being a child the night before christmas, how will you get your sleep?

  62. Rita Danilova

    May 23, 2022 at 6:11 pm

    inspiring

  63. Orville Henry

    May 23, 2022 at 8:30 pm

    That’s our Auntie right there. Always delivers greatness.

  64. Emily Bruso

    May 23, 2022 at 10:25 pm

    I’m going to try the “take a note, give a note” strategy today. Thanks, Bevy!

  65. lizzipooh4

    May 24, 2022 at 2:30 am

    Loved this talk. She is a force of nature. Love her

  66. Lynda Gibson

    May 24, 2022 at 3:06 am

    I, I, I, I. Obsessed with self.

  67. Jessica R

    May 24, 2022 at 5:51 pm

    Love her!

  68. Totallysam's Channel

    May 24, 2022 at 6:13 pm

    🔥🔥🔥🔥💖

  69. Natalie Roberts

    May 24, 2022 at 11:35 pm

    Beautiful words to live by!

  70. Angela Bilyeu

    May 25, 2022 at 1:17 am

    Congratulations. You did that! You go girl!

    You made me smile, giggle, and laugh. Thank you.

  71. Luis41

    May 25, 2022 at 1:29 am

    Great Talk ☺🇩🇴

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