Never give up! You can go further than you think | Arnoddur Magnús Danks

Never give up! You can go further than you think | Arnoddur Magnús Danks | TEDxReykjavik

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In his talk, Arnoddur speaks of the importance of not giving up and how he uses that wisdom in his work with children.
Arnoddur Magnús (Max) Danks is an actor, fight director, stunt man and teacher. He teaches kids the value of taking calculated risks, fighting individual fears and to realize that no matter how difficult things are or how frightening, they can always break through the barrier and go further, do more and allow themselves to fail without giving up.
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

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@arnamagneadanks1330 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you all for your comments, its good to know that this message makes a difference, love and respect to you all.

@stressedout3649 8 жыл бұрын

"I'M ONE OF THEM" I CRIED SO HARD

@nicmilosevic8916 11 ай бұрын

as a 74 year old todler, this is the perfect video for my daughter son as she has no fingers and no hands or friends in that matter she also suffers from ADHD, down syndrome, she doesnt have any legs but is the best soccer player around, she is also the best swimmer, the way she sinks down the pool is so cute it brings tears to my eyes. she is the best son i couldve asked for even though she is my foster son. love the video!!

@willwill8844 11 ай бұрын

ayyy my nega

@willwill8844 11 ай бұрын

I love balls

@willwill8844 11 ай бұрын

Goated

@willwill8844 11 ай бұрын

Goal

@willwill8844 11 ай бұрын

Amazing

@korpzy3620 8 жыл бұрын

If only the whole world of education could see this.

@tommylau2165 7 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful speech with very deep insight of problems with young children that affect their adulthood! This is so inspiring! Thank you so much!xx

@khalidsafir 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your courage and trying to make the world better.

@ShawnSlatteryphoto 8 жыл бұрын

As a 45 year old dyslexic, this is so true to me. Thank you!

@lahyhdina 7 жыл бұрын

much love and respect from morocco

@sallynahass8935 6 жыл бұрын

I have seen a lot of Tedtalks starting from the top influential to the bottom.. But this.. Different. You're awesome man

@taleatotelll 8 жыл бұрын

Beautiful ...

@raxacorical5868 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, such a great talk, thanks so much for this

@indiannotproudofbeingpunja217 5 жыл бұрын

I get failing too much and getting depressed by so much failures and more rank of failures is increasing I hope this will give me power

@vesnavuksan6046 8 жыл бұрын

Wonderful!! Will share with my kids!

@arennaim8273 8 жыл бұрын

Extraordinary....!

@phooongtion 7 жыл бұрын

thank you, i needed to hear this today..

@arnamagneadanks1330 7 жыл бұрын

You are welcome and i wish you and yours a wonderful day, not just to day, but every day :)

@rollz4010 5 жыл бұрын

Great motivation🤘🔥

@Andrea_Manconi 8 жыл бұрын

damn this was heartbreaking

@misspinkpunkykat 8 жыл бұрын

I could kiss this man!

@BeyondTheBlursO1 3 жыл бұрын

Nice start, very nice 👍

@bing6896 7 жыл бұрын

Just watched your talk, Arnoddur. My younger one is a ADHD, 7 years old. It's been hard for me and my whole family actually, especially her older sister. But she is such a lovely character, though having difficulty to fit in schools. I am always wondering how she feels being different. Today we actually told her about her ADHD, not sure how much she understands. I would like her to meet you. She's not keen on doing much activities, but just play. I will see if she will change her mind next year.

@arnamagneadanks1330 7 жыл бұрын

Anytime, send me a message some time on FB and we could find a time. ADHD was once described to me by young man that did acrobatics, parkour and is now training to become a stunt man in Germany, as his special super power because he had so much more energy than his friends.... various sports and specially martial arts have helped ADHD in finding their inner peace and channel their excessive energy in more productive way. Have a wonderful day :)

@willwill8844 11 ай бұрын

as a 57 year old teenager with no hair and 7 fingers on my right arm, i didnt ask!!

@ghazikutbi3206 3 жыл бұрын

which part of your speech shows your difficulty? about the Somalian kid, telling the truth about the faulty schooling, thanking the people who taught you or giving suggestion in drawing the attention of the students even the ones with attention difficulty. You were splendid Arnoddur.

@justinspykerman 2 жыл бұрын

I wish I had a chance to learn social skills in school. I might of finished school then.

@paulenehicks8972 7 жыл бұрын

I WISH I COULD HUG YOU RIGHT NOW. I WAS ALWAYS BULLIED DUE TO ME ALWAYS BEING THE NEW GIRL. MOVING FROM PLACE TO PLACE. ABUSE IN ALL SITUATIONS. I AM 46, STILL I STRUGGLE WITH LEARNING THINGS. I PUSH MYSELF, YET I KNOW I CAN DO BETTER. THANK YOU SIR. PEACE NEW YORK NEW YORK.

@willwill8844 11 ай бұрын

okay???