How to turn loss into inspiration | George Kohlrieser | TEDxLausanne

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  • Опубликовано: 16 мар 2015
  • Everybody goes through losses, big and small - the loss of a job, the loss of a home, or even the loss of a loved one. Will you allow a loss to hold you “hostage” and limit you in your future endeavors, by focusing on regret, guilt or unresolved grief? Or will the experience of loss enable you to find a new identity or goal, re-connect with people, and enjoy life again?
    In this talk, George Kohlrieser will address how you can not only get over each loss but from it draw new inspiration by rewiring your brain to “play to win”.
    George Kohlrieser’s expertise and insights are drawn from his rich professional career as a clinical psychologist and hostage negotiator. He is currently a Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior at the IMD business school in Lausanne. He is the author of the award-winning bestseller Hostage at The Table: How Leaders Can Overcome Conflict.
    This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

Комментарии • 96

  • @timetravelere1208
    @timetravelere1208 2 года назад +4

    His voice is shaking while advising others to change grief into inspiration. That says a lot about how hard it is to actually reach that goal .

  • @shapaller8756
    @shapaller8756 5 лет назад +95

    2012 I loss my father,2015 I loss my mother, January 2019 I loss my first born my one and only baby angel maddie💔😢 I'll set them as my inspiration to continue my life with courage and spread kindness into other people even In a small deeds.

    • @UCSMJCKA
      @UCSMJCKA 5 лет назад +3

      I am so sorry to learn your loss please stay strong my sister sending you lots of love & virtual hugs from Sunny India !
      Namaste 🙏🏻

    • @PhilippUnterreiner
      @PhilippUnterreiner 4 года назад +2

      I am really sorry to hear about your losses ! I wish you really all the best that you will find stability soon and happiness!

    • @savithasavitha923
      @savithasavitha923 3 года назад +2

      Your so strong 👍😍

    • @shapaller8756
      @shapaller8756 3 года назад

      @@UCSMJCKA thank you it gives me comfort

    • @shapaller8756
      @shapaller8756 3 года назад

      @@PhilippUnterreiner thank you

  • @raew5263
    @raew5263 2 года назад +8

    Easier said than done when the heart is heavy. Grief is a thief

  • @NancySolariLivingFullOut
    @NancySolariLivingFullOut 4 года назад +23

    This video has such a great message. Loss is one of the hardest things we have to go through. Thank you for your story.

  • @MrSteventodd
    @MrSteventodd 3 года назад +6

    I’m just hurting so bad right now and it won’t stop

  • @Eagles.Fan.Since.Super.Bowl.52
    @Eagles.Fan.Since.Super.Bowl.52 6 лет назад +26

    I'm not going to lie, I was frustrated with the delivery on this one. I'm glad to have watched the whole video as it's a great message! Thanks to this man!

    • @steven_king
      @steven_king Год назад

      What...uhhh, do..um uh...you, ummm...MEAN, yeah, that’s it...what do you mean, Beagles fannnn um...I mean Geegles, up, um. Sorry. Eagles, yeah that’s it, eagles fan. Could have been such a good talk...

  • @jellinliwan1643
    @jellinliwan1643 16 дней назад

    FORGIVENESS is the KEY to success

  • @bro7269
    @bro7269 3 года назад +14

    Oh man.....I’m going through a divorce. I’m losing my wife of 19 years, my house and leaving my job. It has been the worst months of my life. Pain, heartache, sleepless nights, anxiety, and fear. I am unsure where my life is going. I watched another video a few weeks back that said exactly what George said....don’t ask why, ask what?
    “Why” is not important and lives is in the past. “What” is important and lives in the present. What can I do to help myself? What can I do to help others?

  • @katiben2243
    @katiben2243 5 лет назад +5

    he is a right :to turn a world a better place .but has to heal from drama first and have a peaceful life .

  • @CanoeboyJM
    @CanoeboyJM 5 лет назад +8

    I needed to hear this. I am facing a job loss in the next few weeks. The story about the man who forgave his Son's killer struck me. I need to forgive the person who is causing my loss to happen.

  • @KsenijaNapan
    @KsenijaNapan 7 лет назад +15

    Wow, George, you were my teacher of TA long long time ago! I was a simultaneous translator of your courses in Croatia. i am a teacher now and I keep teaching them the links between attachment, violence and negotiation. I will show this video to my students! Most relevant! Thank you

  • @aweinfinitebliss
    @aweinfinitebliss 5 лет назад +6

    Great advice on how to make the best of a loss. Right now I'm using previous losses to fuel growth, and development. Accepting a loss, learning from it, and doing something about it, is the only way, or at least the best way to move from strength to strength. "I'm am an inspiring person."

  • @katiben2243
    @katiben2243 5 лет назад +15

    denial-anger-sadness-fear-acceptance-new attachments-forgiveness-Gratitude(that's true ).

  • @Foralluhaterz
    @Foralluhaterz 5 лет назад +30

    As Muslims we understand being given something is only by God and He provided then only he can takeaway, understanding this gives you peace within yourself when gaining something snd especially when losing something as it belongs to our Lord anyway and if it weren't for Him then it wouldnt have been allowed to take place in the first place.
    Look at the Muslim man who forgave the man who killed his son, what an extreme test we wish on nobody yet God allowed him to let it go, forgive and move on.
    Nobody wants to go through loss but in such times you learn more about yourself and the Almighty than ever before. May God ease our suffering in these tough times and replace the loss with something better. Ameen. Hang in there as victory is with those who are patient.

    • @Bhargav.Changela88
      @Bhargav.Changela88 4 года назад +5

      I am a hindu... But i respect your Beliefs.. I will also try to follow this in life.. Whenever things aren't in my control n favor..

    • @lovemaria-nf6hj
      @lovemaria-nf6hj 4 года назад +3

      Thank you for sharing this, brother..

    • @Foralluhaterz
      @Foralluhaterz 4 года назад

      @@Bhargav.Changela88 God bless 👍🏼

    • @Foralluhaterz
      @Foralluhaterz 4 года назад

      @@lovemaria-nf6hj you wlecome sister. We can all live together in harmony despite our beliefs, we should take good from where we can despite differences

  • @urvashipatel5214
    @urvashipatel5214 6 лет назад +6

    Lost my only younger brother 38 yrs old in a rip tide 4 feb 2018 pretty beach australia...unbearable pain but after seeing this i felt gratitude.for having found him same day and were able to bury him...thankyou...

    • @Eagles.Fan.Since.Super.Bowl.52
      @Eagles.Fan.Since.Super.Bowl.52 6 лет назад

      I'm sorry for your loss. I'm the youngest myself so I can't even imagine how that must be. Was he doing something he enjoyed like surfing?

    • @urvashipatel5214
      @urvashipatel5214 6 лет назад +1

      hi so sorry for seeing ur reply late... but am here now...nope he ws standing in knee deep water wasnt a surfer or a gd swimmer..he drove 3 hours to pretty beach unpatrolled beach with not much people around...just a friend.australia rules are u cant ask much unless you are a partner..i was only a sister so no one helped me understand what exactly happened... he was my life,light,hope.everything...now i pick up the pieces as i am left alone in this world to deal with his n our parents loss.

  • @ellie.l6585
    @ellie.l6585 4 года назад +2

    Amazing stories and wonderful talk. Thank you so much to this gentleman for turning his own pain and that of others into something positive and inspiring.

  • @saraicruz38
    @saraicruz38 5 лет назад +3

    I saw him at WOBI and he changed my life...amazing person

  • @stephaniepowell231
    @stephaniepowell231 3 года назад +16

    We lost my wonderful dad Thanksgiving 2020 it hurts soo bad!! My mom lost her best friend and husband of 51 years. I wish I knew how to make this pain stop for us :(

    • @sofiaweiss7751
      @sofiaweiss7751 3 года назад +6

      Lost my dad January 2021, thanksgiving was the first one my dad didn’t eat couldn’t eat and didn’t leave bed to come to the table. My mom and I lost our best friend as well.. you’re not alone. I love you... let us be grateful for the time we got with their beautiful souls

    • @marieladiazcampos214
      @marieladiazcampos214 2 года назад +2

      @@sofiaweiss7751 I also lost my father in January 2021, he passed away unexpectedly so it has been very hard to assimilate what has happened.

    • @jason6360
      @jason6360 2 года назад +1

      I lost my father the same day, I share your pain. God bless our dad's and us.

  • @xsanchez9385
    @xsanchez9385 4 года назад

    Wow! Spectacular, thank you very much for sharing!

  • @njorogenancy1724
    @njorogenancy1724 4 года назад +2

    Motivating inspiration from our losses.

  • @andreabeach1246
    @andreabeach1246 4 года назад +2

    My goodness I lost my beloved in September 1 ,then my brother November 18, 2 months later I'm jus coping with the lost of my beloved and now my beloved .brother jus when I was just about functioning then again another loss. I really can't take no more sorrow.

  • @kylekirkparick426
    @kylekirkparick426 3 года назад

    This moved me, and I was moved.

  • @codyellsworth7927
    @codyellsworth7927 2 года назад

    Thank you for this.

  • @doaaibrahim8477
    @doaaibrahim8477 3 года назад

    It's an amazing video and the purpose of it is very value for us

  • @Diamond-vp9je
    @Diamond-vp9je Год назад +1

    It may not be similar to what he is saying but. I recently deleted a of files from my computer after a panic attack while at work. Some of those files contains photos of my trip from places that I share memories with friends that I know. It was something that I really can't belive was gone by just the push of a button after recycleing the recycle bin. But after this. I'm gonna be more calm. When I'm not going to panic. I'm going to asses the situation before what I do. And share this story with others in order to prevent this from happenning again. I hope that my story while, not as dramatic as others. Will give inspiration to those who read this comment. I hope that I can take this as a lesson that I will remember for the rest of my life. I hope that anyone don't repeat my mistake again. While I may not beable to bring back those files I can always take new ones. Thank you for reading this comment.

  • @George76124
    @George76124 4 года назад +1

    Thanks George

  • @rhea-views6165
    @rhea-views6165 4 года назад

    Thank you. ❤

  • @maryamaidaros6848
    @maryamaidaros6848 3 года назад +1

    Thank you 🙏🏾

  • @aaditya4556
    @aaditya4556 3 года назад +2

    Not all losses are death it's true but it's the worst suffering one can get

  • @khaliddurrani6432
    @khaliddurrani6432 4 года назад

    Quite right, if you heal someone, you may heal yourself.

  • @elizabethedwards2246
    @elizabethedwards2246 4 года назад +6

    Prsise our Lord Jesus Christ. Thank you Mr. Gorge. February 11,2020 I lost my my son who was only 36 years old. His name Mark Edward, Houston police office,his sudden death,my husband me crying everyday. Please pray for us.

  • @dheyaabuidrees8987
    @dheyaabuidrees8987 2 года назад

    Excellent talk 👏👏👏👏

  • @katiben2243
    @katiben2243 5 лет назад

    this a process of loss and rebuild .

  • @spiritbloodgamer6421
    @spiritbloodgamer6421 2 года назад +2

    I lost my cat which is only friend i have i can't take it i can't handle it iam soo depressed and i can't even do any work i always do, people who used to say that was just cat: but it wasn't it's my life my love my friend my family everything i lost my whole family

  • @TonyN-ib1wy
    @TonyN-ib1wy 4 года назад +3

    I just lost 250k...the pain is real

  • @_Banana_Approved.
    @_Banana_Approved. Год назад

    i lost my birthmother 1 year ago and im not over it

  • @katiben2243
    @katiben2243 5 лет назад

    because the why questions. can get you the right answers, but it is better to ask another questions :how to solve a problem and how to turn a drama or tragedy to a lessons in life .

  • @klanderkal
    @klanderkal 2 месяца назад

    I lost the joy of life....
    The traumatic events, and life's lost, job loss, divorce, my sport gone, my classic car, my savings and investments... and my eyesight... the insomnia, anxiety and depression to add..... the joy of life?

    • @adenbagja4211
      @adenbagja4211 24 дня назад

      You got this bro!!!

    • @klanderkal
      @klanderkal 24 дня назад

      @adenbagja4211 thanks. I'm not doing well. Had to call 988,.. I don't want to live already. I'm trying to find anything to help me.
      But, I'm so against myself... I have blame for all that's happened

  • @helenec732
    @helenec732 2 года назад

    Made me think of dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish who lost his three daughters in a war crime. This man later founded Daughters for life, a charity present in Europe, USA and Canada that offers scholarships to young girls with high potential but in financial hardship. His goal: empowering women in unstable regions so that they can bring the positive change that could have prevent his daughters death.

  • @aunifilzahbintiabdulrahimm2315
    @aunifilzahbintiabdulrahimm2315 2 года назад

    I am listenable now

  • @NorthFloridaMan
    @NorthFloridaMan 6 лет назад +12

    I just lost 4000$ from a crigslist scam I’m only 17yr old so to me it’s a lot of money I feel so bad right now

    • @jdrichardson39
      @jdrichardson39 5 лет назад +4

      Pablo Oliva it happens to everyone at some point in their lives. i understand. it is very common. more common than you know... it may have been a good teaching moment and I bet you'll never lose money again.

    • @WeedIsHealthyForYou
      @WeedIsHealthyForYou 5 лет назад +2

      I'm 20 and got scammed out of 900, a lot less than you. I still feel your pain though man. How has it been going since?

    • @NorthFloridaMan
      @NorthFloridaMan 5 лет назад +7

      At first it’s all that I could think about didn’t want to talk to anyone or leave my room I felt that I had just wasted 2 months of my life working from 4-12 6 days a week for my whole summer vacation but now I don’t look at it as taking a loss I gained something that money can’t buy and that is the value of hard work I am thankful for the job that I got i was working with high school dropouts druggies and illegal immigrants ALL GREAT PROPLE they all reallythought me a lot about life.
      That was a real tough labors job and now I know that I can go through anything life throws at me I’m no longer an innocent child

    • @phillipcamilleri6902
      @phillipcamilleri6902 5 лет назад

      Sorry mate

  • @paulallen9151
    @paulallen9151 4 года назад

    Today I lost hope that cod ghosts 2 will ever be made as the original is I game I cherished to play with me my brother and father but now I'm inspired to make a change to the gaming industry with the motto memories over money

    • @xz9855
      @xz9855 4 года назад +1

      Sorry for your most painful loss, the TED talk pales in comparison to your great loss.

  • @deerocker6987
    @deerocker6987 5 лет назад

    Amen Me.

  • @MrOliverTube
    @MrOliverTube 6 лет назад

    all Heroes

  • @aunifilzahbintiabdulrahimm2315
    @aunifilzahbintiabdulrahimm2315 2 года назад

    take care my fav place

  • @deborahberry6455
    @deborahberry6455 2 года назад

    These stories about death are inspirational, however not every child’s death can lead to such acts. It depends on the circumstances 💔

  • @aunifilzahbintiabdulrahimm2315
    @aunifilzahbintiabdulrahimm2315 2 года назад

    lets recovering boss

  • @aunifilzahbintiabdulrahimm2315
    @aunifilzahbintiabdulrahimm2315 2 года назад

    let just me be happy in my way..

  • @ramij429
    @ramij429 4 года назад

    ❤️❤️❤️

  • @aunifilzahbintiabdulrahimm2315
    @aunifilzahbintiabdulrahimm2315 2 года назад

    ill try

  • @katiben2243
    @katiben2243 5 лет назад

    a better life for you and others?

  • @GS-st9ns
    @GS-st9ns 4 года назад +1

    When you lose a child you don't go through loss. That lost goes thru you for the rest of your life. There are different types of losses so don't lump everybody together as coming out on the other side as a better person, if you come out as a better person after you lose a child, you weren't a very good person to begin with.

    • @xz9855
      @xz9855 4 года назад +1

      Does abortion count as a loss of a child?

  • @aunifilzahbintiabdulrahimm2315
    @aunifilzahbintiabdulrahimm2315 2 года назад

    lets not fight anymore boss

  • @pokerbeast6402
    @pokerbeast6402 5 лет назад +2

    I lost In my poker tournament , then down to 40$ I turned it into 250 then blew it. It might be expensive change but at least it came later than never

  • @aunifilzahbintiabdulrahimm2315
    @aunifilzahbintiabdulrahimm2315 2 года назад

    spare all the space for me

  • @teacherche8757
    @teacherche8757 4 года назад +1

    I got scammed in growtopia after 7 years of hardwork

  • @roberthoffmann930
    @roberthoffmann930 5 лет назад +1

    Lost everything, just not weight

  • @aunifilzahbintiabdulrahimm2315
    @aunifilzahbintiabdulrahimm2315 2 года назад

    your acceptance must be really strong than him

  • @aunifilzahbintiabdulrahimm2315
    @aunifilzahbintiabdulrahimm2315 2 года назад

    but you take care all the stray cat in utmkl

  • @ivanaguilar302
    @ivanaguilar302 3 года назад

    I lost 600 on my birthday

  • @George76124
    @George76124 4 года назад

    Azeem💙

  • @xz9855
    @xz9855 4 года назад +1

    I just lost $20k

    • @savagedavillano3882
      @savagedavillano3882 3 года назад

      Damn I just totalled two cars I'm so mad about it rn because when things start getting better there's always a setback for me

  • @aunifilzahbintiabdulrahimm2315
    @aunifilzahbintiabdulrahimm2315 2 года назад

    you boss lost a lot also