Life Lessons from the Youngest Person to Travel to Every Country | Lexie Alford | TEDxKlagenfurt

Such a good job Lexie 👏

To have travelled around the world but still be nervous to give a talk to a room full of strangers is a lesson that comfort zones can be miles away or right at your feet, it’s not where they are, it’s the distance that it takes to face them and in facing them that’s where the lesson lies! Congrats on your courage!

I do think that comfort zones are not just about leaving but also staying. I backpacked and travelled for 4 years and now I’ve settled because I’m studying my bachelors degree. Staying in one place has proven to be hard and has pushed me out of comfort zones I developed from traveling. It isn’t about distance in my opinion, but about facing internal fears that make you uncomfortable and cause change and growth within you. As a traveler it’s easy for people to think I’m fearless and brave, which I am, but in fact staying still has been a greater challenge for me than solo backpacking ever was. I want to also say thank you for this talk. Amazing to see a young women as the Guinness world record holder!

Looking at the comments I feel that the message from her talk was not very well understood. It’s not about traveling it’s about you. It about how we stay in our comfort zone because we are scared. She’s not saying hi travel the world she’s saying to start saying yes. When you get uncomfortable is when you start to grow.

Quick question, if you are traveler since kid, would travelling be your comfort zone? And getting out from comfort zone would be ... to not travelling?

Money s not everything but everything require money

It's not about how she grew up, or all the advantages she's had that allowed her to break this record. What's incredible to me is that she recognized these advantages she had and started reaching for this goal that was possible, but still crazy! And she did it. There are so many people in her position that don't make the most of their situations, and look at all she's done. Congrats Lexie!

“will i regret not doing this?” has now become my motto.

At 21 I was getting hammered at the club, flirting with shallow girls and having fake friends with no direction in life... I'm 25 now, still dreaming of doing what she's done. Hats off to the amazing young lady she is. I still have life yet to live.

Try doing that with a developing country passport. You had a head start just by your birthplace alone Lexie. Having said that, well done.

That conclusion dissolved me into tears. “I knew I will regret it for the rest of my life if I didn’t try”

I just found Lexi's youtube channel and have been blown away. I love traveling too but wow, she blows it out the park! So humble

isn't about people's mindset but its problem of money shortage

I am just returning from my first international and first solo trip around europe... Yes it wasnt tough as she encountered but it did get lonely at some point and then I realised I began to like being alone with my thoughts and my ideas... I would travel to the places as I felt and learnt alot about different cultures!! at first I didnt feel any difference but I know my self confidence has increased and I have better respect for myself

As someone who has wanted to travel the world all my life but haven’t been to many places yet, this is so inspiring. Someday I hope to travel more and gain that fulfillment I still desire. ♥️

What an inspiring person! Not only learning from childhood experiences, but developing them into a profession like travel photography, and committing time and resources to an impressive goal. Well done!

Fine talk. Lexie's last sentence "how uncomfortable are you willing to be in order to reach your fullest potential" is the crux of her talk. I feel travelling is one activity which gives such amazing experiences, that it often opens up our mind to entirely new vistas. It also helps us discover ourselves, besides getting to know new places n people n their cultures. For people with inhibitions, travelling can do wonders. Kudos to Lexie for having travelled to so many countries, perhaps to many of them all by herself. It takes immense courage for a girl / woman to do so, particularly to certain regions known to be hostile or even dangerous for women tourists. Way to go !

I enjoyed this talk! I got to see 20 countries in 1976-77 with a backpack and heard about so many more from other travelers. If folks can travel, I recommend it, because it's not just about going into the unknown - I found it exhilarating to live in different sceneries, meet people and hang out with the locals, try new languages, eat new food, visit interesting museums, learn about the place, and just have adventures all along the way. It was fun most of the time!

She is such a happy soul. I love this girl.

This woman is such a beautiful, wonderful speaker. I really enjoyed her speech 💮