Analysis Of The 3 A's Of Awesome '

The 3 A’s of Awesome is about navigating your way through life after you have experienced something significant that has caused you great pain and struggle. Pasricha begins by providing his audience with a background on himself and his family. His parents were immigrants who moved from Kenya and India to Toronto, Canada. He describes a relatively happy childhood with his parents, sister, and how they lived on a quiet street in Canada. Pointing out some positive life events of adulthood, he describes getting married and going on a road trip with his best friends. Then he addresses some low points in his live that he really struggled to overcome because those events were so painful. In 2008 and 2009 he addresses the chaos that is going on in

Pasricha says that they are Attitude, Awareness, and Authenticity. Everyone will experience wonderful, amazing, and memorable things throughout their lives. We will all have high, highs but sometimes we won’t have high, highs. He describes the days that aren’t high, high as lumps and bumps. This is when things do not go according to how you planned or when it is not what you wanted. These are the unpleasant things that we talk about in life. For example, your husband might leave you or a close family member could get sick and you could lose them. “And there are times in life when you will be tossed in the well, too with twists in your stomach and with holes in your heart, and when that bad news washes over you, and when that pain sponge soaks in, I just really hope you feel like you’ve always got two choices.” (Pasricha 2010, 7:49) Pasricha’s statement really resonated with me and in my opinion was one of the most powerful elements of his Ted Talk. It’s important to feel melancholy whenever we experience something that impacts us significantly because that is what ultimately helps us heal. Once we have spent time feeling the sadness; it is important to choose to grieve your losses and face the future instead of choosing to stay in a state of being down and gloomy. Pasricha says that having a great attitude is all about the conscious choice to move forward no matter how difficult and painful it might

He captivates his audience by telling a story about an NFL player named Rosey Grier. The football player is described as big, tough, and strong. The photograph on the slide show demonstrates well the description provided. Pasricha speaks to the authenticity of Rosey Grier by informing the audience that he is not just a football player but that he’s a man who has other passions. One of his passions happens to be needlepoint. Rosey Grier enjoys knitting because it relaxes him and calms him down. After he left the NFL he joined knitting clubs and wrote a book about knitting. Rosey Grier is an authentic person because he had other interests and passions that had nothing to do with what he was most commonly known for. Authenticity is about being you and being cool with yourself, whatever that may be. When someone is authentic, they are more likely to follow their passions and do whatever it is that they want in life. A person will put themselves in situations that are positive and do what’s important to them. From doing these things they will find fulfillment in their