Victim or victor? How to deal with change | Joyce de Ruiter | TEDxDenHelder

What attitude do you take when confronted with change? As a teenager Joyce was told that around the age of 40 she will be almost deaf and blind and of no value to society. Joyce shares her story about how she copes with her continuously changing perspective in life.
She provides insights how to develop an agile mindset that can help you to exploit the opportunities of growth that comes with change.
At the age of 16 Joyce was told that around the age of 40 she will be almost deaf and blind and she would be of no value to this society.
At that moment she was faced with a choice: to accept her role as an eternal victim or to look at what would still be possible and get the most out of that.
After years of working in the corporate sector, Joyce now runs her own company as a public speaker on the themes agility, resilience and leadership.
Joyce shares her story about how she copes with her continuously changing perspective in life. She provides insights how to develop an agile mindset that can help you to remain master of the changes in your life.
You will experience that any change can be the catalyst or breeding ground for future opportunities and successes.
She’s also the author of Niet horen, niet zien, niet zwijgen (Not to hear, not to see, not to be silent). It’s a beautiful autobiographical story about living in haste, the quest to deal with the continuous process of change and the growing conviction that she has got a powerful message to share with the world. Because the fact that in due time she will soon lose the ability to hear and see, does not necessarily mean that she will become silent.
To find out more about Joyce, visit her website: www.joycederuiter.nl This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx