Life beyond fear: Karina Hollekim at TEDxBucharest
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- Опубликовано: 13 янв 2014
- Karina Hollekim, the first female athlete to complete a ski base, overcame a terrible accident and returned as a winner. She will share a story about those moments which can change our lives forever, about willpower and passion.
What do you do when you're told you cannot walk anymore? In August 2006, she suffered a near-fatal accident after her parachute failed to open during a routine jump.
Did she give up or did she fight for her passion? She's a real TEDster -- Karina defied faith. After 20 surgeries, doctors didn't believe she would walk again. Helped by intense rehabilitation, she succeeded in putting back her skis in 2009 and, as a result of her struggle, she shot a biographical movie, "20 Seconds of Joy", to show the process she got through.
In the last few years, she has been travelling the world sharing her story and inspiring people to seek determination and passion in pursuing their dreams: an example of will, determination and hope.
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I've been a fan of Karina for most of my life. Today she showed up on my campus and gave this speech but in her native language. I'm a Norwegian. I forgot to bring my book that day for her to sign. So she gave me a new book for free and wrote a cute little note to me in it. I was so excited to have met her that during my free period I went and saw her once more. She did her ''talk'' 3 separate times today. I caught her right at the end of her last one. This time it was only two of us that went over after her show to talk to her. I let the other person go before me and waited until she was done. At this point Karina was packing and she recognized me from earlier. We sat down on the stage and talked for about an hour. Sharing life experiences etc. It was truly a dream come true. Her story is so inspirational and saved me once. I am a suicide attempt survivor.
I was reading some of the posts. I think taking away her career choice (in which she learned the valuable lessons she is speaking of), listen to what she is saying. She is talking about hope. Not losing it. She is talking about despair. About choices and being in charge and not being a product of circumstances but being the master of her circumstances. She is talking about hardships, loss, and perseverance, endurance, and hope.
you are simply amazing...
I've done fight for years, ski competition and it is also more than 25years i'm snowboarding and practice DH too... It is now a year I'm in between of extreme back pains, operation on L-4-5, half recovery and second operation at right shoulder with recoverying too... I know the price of what she spent with her mind and body! STRONG GIRL DEFINITELY ... She left a river in my own eyes!
thanks for that lesson, it gave me one reason more to continue my fight/recovery to be finally back in da pow this winter, even if I have to wait one summer season more to do DH ;)
Silic1973 i know what you mean check out my video on mycomeback from 3 surgeries. 11:53sec video. God bless you. Heal well.
Sedat Coban
hey mate, thanks! 3 months later I'm fine and full recovered! Finally 4 months before what doctors would suspect for ! (normally was June ;)
I have to admit that I've finalize the enhancing of sinovial liquid and collagenes discs with some QUINTON PLASMA deepskin injection !
www.quinton.ch/vidal.htm
Progress are since this fact so much better that I 'm gonna make the formation diploma for that "know-how" (I'm a medical therapist as job)
admittance 2: I have my own supplement food brand and I take many supplements that help a fast recovering ( nutrimize.ch/ )
be the force on you !
Definitely a strong human being. She is an example for us all. Great inner strength.
Karina, you are by far one of the most inspirational persons I have ever listened to! I have watched this over 20 times and shared it with every single friend of mine. You have actually inspired me to take a risk and follow my dreams, something I had been putting off for a while! Coz as you say "What can possibly go wrong"!! Thanks for sharing your story! You are amazing! Wish you (and your little one) good health and a life full of extraordinary adventures!
This deserves more views! *applause* She's a very strong woman. Sure, we've heard that message before, but do we keep it in mind?I doubt it. But after watching this, I'm now going to live life to the fullest because our time here is indeed limited. God bless you, Ms. Karina. Live life fearlessly.
COURAGEOUS WOMAN! An example for all!
One of the best Ted talks out there
Life really is a gift that so many people tend to be blind to
Great thanks Ms. Karina Hollekim to share your painful life which makes you helpful, joyful lady.
May I say? "God is blessing you daily."
Dear Karina, Your commendable courage has touched the very cord of my Soul, You've given me a new life
Thank you
THANK YOU SOOOOOOO MUCH !!!!!!
This woman is so freaking amazing! Such an inspiration!
Congratulations to living your dream and following your passion. I am also from RomaniaPower to us women who will never stop to appreciate life and love your life
Super motivating. Thank you very much
For Sigifredo below : I remember reading this quotation from T E Lawrence's book " Seven Pillars of Wisdom " years ago .
"All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dreams with open eyes, to make it possible. This I did "
Just try it
Nice quote.
Heard this in Uncharted 3 (PS3 game).
Palestra muito instrutiva! Parabéns! A senhora é uma mulher incrível!
THANK U
Bravo ! you are a great human being. Regards
Very inspiring and uplifting!am clapping for you..
So inspiring 💓 thank you so much 🙏
She is amazing! I will be watching this over and over again!
Do share it, John! This will help others be inspired and learn a new way of looking at life!
Wow amazing struggle real brave women God bless her from kuwait.
Truly inspiring. Good luck to you and the courage you have.
A great talk
Wat een sterke mooie vrouw in zoveel opzichten kortom een kanjer
Groeten uit Nederland
WOW. That's a strong person. My biggest respect. She made it ;) Great.
Thanks for this lesson
Great job, Karina!!
Karina you're amazing. Thank you for sharing you're inspiring story.
Karina great story, thank you for sharing your life story...
Awesome woman! God bless her!
Very inspiring !
big respect!
You are amazing
agree with Kevin Etherington ! let's keep it real, like...for all of us !
Amazing.
I hope to live my life with those words echoing through my head everyday! Live and Love the life you were given!
Her strength is amazing, but she was already a very strong, confident person. Millions of people have learned what she has by using meditation rather than jumping out of a plane & risking their lives & can often articulate what it means better.
I must admit the way she told her story, kind of bugged me a bit, like she thought what she was saying was so profound, I found her a bit immodest & her message to be about living a big, exciting life, rather than about appreciating just being alive & the natural world & love & respect.
It is OK that it bugged you a bit, because she is also a bit different from you or from me, like snowflakes. I appreciate that difference because she is able to bring possibility closer to me (and others), to where I am inspired to dare more greatly. Her personality is part of the package, just as your unique sense of wonder and awe that doesn't require the high risk to be felt and moved. I appreciate them both, in their place, and am glad you commented.
Thank you, that is a good way of looking at it, maybe reaching some level of enlightenment is all that matters & we all have to do it in our own ways I guess :)
Karina Hollekim🇳🇴 Takk / Thank you (for reminding us all to pursue our dreams! ) ☯️
I love this story.
respect
YOU ARE AN AWESOME WOMAN! THANKS FOR YOUR TESTIMONY!!!
What an inspiration, Karina you are amazing, if I was able to summon up even half of what you have I could achieve anything.
Johnnie Lawson
What a beautiful woman, inside and out
+Breylin Castillo
absolutely!
MOST AMAZING INSPIRING VIDEO! THANK YOU FOR TELLING YOUR STORY!!!
Inspiring!!
Very inspiring Ted Talk. Thank you for this!
So inspiring mom...
Amazing story, thank you for your courage to share. Rang so true for me. Trusting you're enjoying your little one now :)
Wow!
its amazing and inspiring story, courage , passionate to me and others
I watch the video and find that i can live from who am i and and whom i wish to be ......! Thaks Karina
Wawwwww... salute to your spirit.. truly inspiring speech
Best speech I have ever heard
Wow, that was amazing! Thank you for sharing your story with us.
wow amazing story thanks karina
Amazing!! Now that's beauty..
happy women's day 😊
What a great talk my friend! Hope to see you soon!!
Very Inspiring!
She's very lucky. As chances are I'm not as much and as I don't have a death wish, I prefer the better odds of a peaceful and relaxing life style :)
inspiring! Life... make it count
Well said!
WOOOOW!!! Omg!!! SOOO AMAZING!!!!! Must be AWESOME!!!!
WoW! That was amazing!
Deep
That is success not the things you achieve but the person you become, she was a winner all the time even in bed with both legs broken.
God bless you, you are still alive and walking wish you the best!!! ❤️
AWESOME!
You have one life, better choose it wisely, it is not all about having fun , accomplish our life goals , literally much more than that , it's precisely about how I do good things in life that can make me happy after death , death is just a beginning of new happy painless life for those who were good people...god bless u all.
I'll infuse some down to earth medicine into this. We are not born with the expectation of how great we are/can be. It's not like she was born with all the past success/self-discovery she had already achieved and was then placed inside a baby's body and off she went. She was already a strong and willful person by the time the unfortunate accident happened. THAT is what drove her through the trauma to come out the other side. It's a great story, and if it helps at least one person (as I've seen from some comments below) then it's worth it. But I hope she doesn't really believe anyone can pull through a life of fear just from her video. It just goes to show you how important childhood and, let's be honest, genetics are. Not everyone is born the same way. Some are born with more cortisol in the brain and some are not. After that it's how you are raised and what happens to you that determines your outcome.
And I'm too scared to even drive on the motorway 😔
Driesboy>>>> Well said.
How beautiful are pregnant women! 😊
+swetty alinutza That's a sexual fetish alot of people have. I for one do not subscribe to that point of view.
what is it with doctors?
tragic but changing all the same
Limba Romana VA dispare in scurt vreme CE ziceti cu venirea tuturor strinilor in Tara Zeilor Getilor sint dezolet ma doare sufletul unde sunt Romani adevarati trzitiva
she´s still doin base jumps now she got pregnant ?
so freaked out crazy to actually think doin suicidal stuff like she done is something that is really achievable. it´s just a dreamworld pushed by RB and nothing else behind it.
Check out her documentary 20 seconds of joy . v=LOI6N1dJ8Yk
Makes it even more touching..
My comment on this might sound out of place, but I think this isn't as inspiring as it seems. First of all, she never was and never has been a regular person as she pretends to present herself. The main reason she was and is what she is, and also could overcome her tragedy, is because she is no regular person. She has have since the beginning a trait not many of us have nor can develop... The capacity of DREAM, and through DREAM, the DRIVE to achieve. DREAM is what powers the human race, the only and magical SPARK on every great and small personal or collective accomplishment. It is a great shame, but Real Dreamers are just a few in this world. Also I believe that those Real Dreamers, because of their perspective on life and the world, are unable and don't need to waste their time to relate to the rest of us. Of course, the inability to understand and relate is mutual, that is the reason we tend to label them, Real Dreamers, from weirdos, nerds, geeks, and so on to Dare Devils. But at the end, they are the FUEL of mankind...
On the other hand when she and her story are viewed it could wake up the Real Dreamer locked away in many of us.
u know what i find her totally inspiring because she is NOT like u robotic automatons who are such brainwashed dummied down people that seem more like props than anything real to me...love having you around though as too much empty space seems...well i just love watching those things like you move around sort of like i enjoy watching herds of cows and sheep but i shold not say this for this insults those sweet animals
J. Treble
You sound like a sociopath.
All these talks are great for most. But for a guy like me, divorced from the woman of his dreams (not my choice), single father, huge debt due to alimony, child support....I'll never be free from bills. I can only barely survive day to day. Choosing a dream? An early death after my kids are grown
Your comment breaks my heart. I'm praying for you and your situation. It's not easy, but there is testimony after trials and I know that everything you are going through is not in vain. God Bless you.
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Nu intelegeti in toate tarile in care am fost nu am putut sa vorbesc in limba r Romana deoarece ei nu iti permit sa vorbesti noi sintem slabi neputinciosi dradatori
puternic caracter
I dislike this woman. She is too beautiful.