Words of Encouragement Can Last a Lifetime | Glennie Burks | TEDxMuskegon
Col. Burks' talk will take you a journey from the impossible to triumph; his journey through life while clinging on to one sentence uttered by his sixth grade teacher over 40 years ago. Words of assurance influenced a child to defeat, and note be defined by, the odds.
With the odds stacked against him as a child, Col. Glennie Burks took the words of his sixth grade teacher to heart. He credits her encouragement for carrying him not only through high school and college graduation, but on to victory in the United States Army. He is the Deputy Assistant Commandant at the US Army Military Police School, and has served as Army commander, battalion S3 and Inspector General. Col. Burks has completed two tours of duty in Iraq.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx
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We're all walking each other home.
This speech feels like a warm uplift. Thanks for passing those words on. May he inspire many others that come after him.
Great talk, I love this. Thank you for your service, and great job with this talk.
I was so impressed with your words about your journey as a young boy that the words of one 1 person in your young life had such a profound impact on your life and those words stayed with you for a lifetime. Your teacher saw you and heard you; he knew your potential. And I am sure he touched and inspired so many other young lives, and now you are doing the same thing; changing and inspiring others through your words and your actions. We all need to make the same small steps in our lives to tell people their worth and that they are going to be OK.
This vid needs way more views. It is very true. The smallest compliment or encouragement can change someones life
Awesome presentation and it is great to have served with you
Such an encouraging persona, thank you for your service from the UK
Awesome presentation COL Burks! I lived a similar situation in JROTC. SFC Rodney Thorne encouraged me to apply for an ROTC scholarship and boy am I glad I listened. Sometimes you need someone else to believe in you until you can believe in yourself. Thank you or sharing your wisdom.
Great speech!
Powerful! I WILL MEET COL BURKS one day!
@shyiaburks2796
6 жыл бұрын
Gary Rabatin that my uncle
That's my uncle
@ashtonwilson6638
4 жыл бұрын
no hes not!!!
@loc31
4 жыл бұрын
thats my cousins uncle my cousins name is aiden
😎....wow..dis da longest 14 mins in history...it seemed to last Long time..lol..Thank you for your service and Welcome to My Honored Vets list. 💞..☺...Mr. Mag!💞..u seen dis one..😎..lol..
That’s my bopa
As crestons wife amen for me it's Jesus Christ the Kepler's sue blekeberg the most encouraging people besides my mom