Too often, we don’t go for what we want because we are afraid - of being rejected, looking bad, or being judged for it. As a result, we miss out on our biggest opportunities. Best-selling author Bryan Falchuk shares why we need to ask for what we really want in life and how to do it in his talk, “Why You Need to Ask for What You Really Want.” Bryan Falchuk is a best-selling author, speaker, and life coach. He has faced adversities and learned how to overcome and achieve. From obesity to running marathons, from career struggles to success as a C-level executive, from watching illness threaten his family to finding lasting health, he has been through many lessons he used to develop his unique approach to inspiring others to succeed.
Bryan's work has been featured in many top publications including Inc. Magazine, Business Insider, the LA Times, and the Chicago Tribune. He is a frequent public speaker at corporate events, conferences, and universities. He has been a featured guest on over 120 podcasts and radio shows, and hosts his own weekly show, The Do a Day Podcast.
Bryan graduated from Bowdoin College in 2000. He holds an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, had a 20-year career in insurance, was a management consultant at McKinsey & Company, and serves as an advisor to several InsureTech start-ups. 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