Ask Your Crush Out

I love TED talks. They are the best thing on YouTube by far, and the material they talk about has such a wide range of interest for viewers. With multiple languages, the material never ends and that's a good thing. 

One that I watched today was titled "Ask Your Crush out" by a young man explaining his story asking out a girl he had a crush on. The video was engaging but the message was clear: take risks. We tie our worth to values such as money, looks, or intelligence, all things that can end so soon. Why do we let that fear hold us back? 

Many of my blogs pertain to this because this is something I needed to re-find in myself. The skill of embracing fear through courage needed to be in my life again. And when YouTube recommended it for me, the AI knew me better than myself. 

Anyway, the speaker told the story of why he was scared to ask out his crush: his friends and his fear of rejection. So one day when walking home from school, he did it. He finally asked the question. And guess what? She said no. He failed, or did he? The story paved the way for future success.

Take your risks head-on. So what if someone is laughing or talking about you. Why let others hold you back? 

And ask your crush out. She will possibly say no and that is perfectly fine. There is no bigger fear than fear of failure with someone you like. Every situation after will be easier than the one before.

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