From evaluation to inspiration: Scott Barry Kaufman at TEDxManhattanBeach

After spending the majority of his childhood feeling cornered into special education classes, Scott Barry Kaufman shares how - with the help of someone he saw for only one afternoon - he was able to realize his dream - to be a psychologist and speak in front of large crowds. Success as an adult, he says, relies on how well we unleash the inspiration found in youthful dreams.

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