In a talk packed with wry wisdom, pop culture queen Bevy Smith shares hard-earned lessons about authenticity, confidence, mature success and why, if you put in the work, “life gets greater later.”
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So amazing and inspiring ❤
Naaaaaah. I ain't giving up job security to go chasing flights of fancy. You're trippin
Learning ❤
Close your eyes and thats the female Mike Tyson
Very insightful thanks bevy
I wish this Queen every chance to decompress and the chance to see otters doing something adorable every day for the rest of her life. 💯🫶💚
“‘Be your most authentic self.’ But what if you don’t know who are you are because you’ve suppressed your inner self?” 🥺❤️🩹 11:00
I'll crack
Really great
Here’s spaghetti.
Those three questions are great, the last part I found very touching. Thank god for the access to free resources like these, I needed this
guys , little help please
what does she mean when she says don't settle?
I want to see her mom
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Bevy!! That was good stuff
I take "Where do you get your confidence?" As them seeing it in you and wanting to learn from you. Very good talk! Thank you 😊
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I am learn to take a note
Just discovered this Ted Talk and it’s got to be one of my favourites to have come across. Everything in its divine time 🙌🏻
I'm 72 and I too am qualified to testify in the church and a court of law. ❤🖤 💚
I could listen without being bored GREEAT SPEECH
A lot of gems in here
Needed this.
She is inspiring. I just realized recently I have been someone else most of my life. I felt lost, unhappy and angry. I am finding peace and happiness when I can be my true self, no more fears.
Yeas!!! It gets greater later! 🫰🏽🎉💜👍🏽 I am a witness at 51.
Wow!!!
Thank you for your Mamas wisdom
“I am a late bloomer” got me hooked!
I turned 18 a few months ago and very recently, I had to go through a severe series of depression and anxiety. I was so frustrated by the fact that I wasn't able to be happy and thought that's how I'd be feeling forever. During my last depressive episode, I was asked some really basic questions which made me realise that I was so caught up in my problems and feelings that they became my identity and apart from them I had NOTHING. so here we are
This was two years ago…. here I am, the late bloomer, like her just watched her talk. Thank you for coming out to talk and be proud its OK to be late bloomer. ❤
Needed this bad. Just exhausted, it's high time I DO ME!!!
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AWESOME TALK!!!!
I LIKE YOU WOMAN