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Success is Just Around the Corner | Norberto Vargas Orellana | TEDxColoradoSprings

649 views · Published 9 January 2018 · 13:37 · Indexed 27 September 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2018 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Success is always just around the corner - even under the darkest of circumstances. It is our mandate to survive and thrive - to love and care for one another. Throughout my life I have faced adversities, but i continued to search for and always found the light of success. I was born with right spastic semihemiplegia cerebral palsy. Throughout my life I have endured many surgeries - thankfully I will never need any other operations. I dealt with severe poverty throughout my life and moved around quite a lot. My journey began in the New York, took me to Colorado, then Miami, and finally back here to Colorado. I was homeless through much of my high school career but persevered. I have an associates degree in pre-bachelor of arts which I earned along with my high school diploma. I'm a sophomore at Colorado College on a full-ride scholarship. And I'm a declared chemistry major. I plan on going to medical school so that I may become a pediatric orthopedic surgeon - to complete the circle that has been my life journey. I've managed to accomplish a lot so far - and I know that this is only just the beginning of what I can and will accomplish. 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

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