Become What You Believe

In this hilarious talk, Gina Fattore explains how the stories that we tell ourselves have a strangely predictive power over our future. We become what we believe is a warning sign — choose your story wisely.

Gina Fattore is a television writer/producer whose credits include Masters of Sex, Parenthood, Californication and Gilmore Girls. She began her TV career working on the animated series King of the Hill. She’s known for her work on WB network’s signature teen drama, Dawson’s Creek, writing more than 20 episodes over four seasons and working her way from executive story editor to co-executive producer. She has also sold original pilots to FOX, ABC, NBC and FX, and is currently writing a book about the 18th century novelist and diarist Frances Burney.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx