Finding confidence in humility | Jack Martindale | TEDxLondon

Jack's catastrophic car accident could have stripped him of all confidence. But in this talk he describes how it gave him new insight into what it means to have self-confidence. His long and difficult recovery re-affirmed his belief in not taking himself, or life, too seriously.

Jack grew up in North London. From as early has he can remember, he’s wanted to understand how the world works. He pursued his academic interests to the University of York where he studied English and Politics. In his final year, Jack’s life was almost snatched away from him in a catastrophic car accident. Following nine months at the Queen Elizabeth Foundation (QEF), a neurological rehabilitation centre in Surrey, Jack went on to complete his degree and wrote Battling a Brain Injury: the life that Jack built. The writing process enabled Jack to recover the belief that as long as you don’t take yourself too seriously, you can’t lose!

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