The Power of Starting Over | Megan Militello | TEDxAnchorage

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Published 2022-03-29
The transition from the Army to civilian life can be difficult to navigate: it takes patience, self-discovery, and surrounding yourself with the right people. Megan Militello—a former air traffic controller turned organic granola CEO—shares what can happen when we have the courage to start over. Megan Militello is the founder and CEO of Elevated Oats, a gourmet granola company in Anchorage, Alaska. She became devoted to spreading the message that living a better life is possible–and consuming food that lifts you up is a gateway to get there. She lives an elevated, healthy, and adventurous life in Alaska with her two dogs. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
All Comments (21)
  • @LaidbackAF
    Beautiful! Thank you for sharing your story. After 13 years of drug abuse and addiction, I want to change and will do everything in my power to overcome intrusive thoughts and habitual habits. God bless everyone who has walked through darkness.
  • @alexandrosteck8015
    Thank you for this TED!! 1. Be accountable!! 2. There's always an option!!
  • @lorenl9262
    Kudos to You for standing up and making sense of what life means to you and not other people. :)-
  • @cranklesnacks
    Sometimes I wonder about this ME culture (myself included). I have a neighbor who just had a stroke in his 50s, and his wife dumped him. Maybe she’s living her best life now too. But, neighbor’s life is now a solitary daily struggle.
  • @plainjaneofalltrades3853
    Hello. The title is “the power of,” but this is actually her life story. I have 3 minutes left, so I’m gonna wait for the life lesson that helps “everyone.”
  • @tyrannosaurusburke
    I think this is the first account I've heard about someone moving from Hawaii to Alaska, and thriving in the latter state.
  • @businessgoose6057
    Ok so .... a person who's family had enough start-up capital to just 'start a business " is supposed to be a lesson to EVERYONE ELSE struggling with no money to our name? Waste of time.
  • @wootwootwoot32
    I like her message of starting over. I don’t care if she has or doesn’t have tattoos on her arm or how she looks. I don’t care what any of the other comments say. If you don’t like the experience you don’t need to listen 👂 😅😅😂
  • @plainjaneofalltrades3853
    So I wasted my lunch break on “HER” story as opposed to a lesson that teaches and helps with starting over. I’m disappointed, but I’m happy she’s happier and healthier.
  • @renny404
    Can’t get any real speakers to show up anymore to ted conferences can you
  • @akaboo69
    I want to leave TX. I'm bored out here
  • @rafaelbrancewicz4614
    On one hand, good for the strength and not turning back. On the other hand, this « ALL ABOUT ME AND MYSELF » times are killing humans as social beings. Already today, a higher percentage of women and men are depressed. They’ve been married a couple of times, have kids with different partners, but are lonely. She says she tried. But, do we have, today, the tools to succeed in trying ? Or is the selfish behaviour already deeply ingrained in us and we just can no longer commit and accept compromises ?