A leap of faith from normality into the unknown starts a series of life-changing lessons on entitlement and failure. Miguel is an engineer from Peru whose work experience over the years has been split between startup management and teaching teenagers. In 2018 he went on a gap year to Australia where a series of life experiences (including a period with cows) helped redefine his professional goals and overall life perspective. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx