Jessica Jeyakumar's natural habitat is a quiet corner, where you will usually find her reading away and penning down her thoughts. On the other hand, she enjoys interacting with people, encouraging them, and lending a helping hand whenever possible. Her heart also goes out for lost and lonely stray animals and has given many of her rescues a good home. She strongly believes that compassion, optimism, and an internal drive to "thrive", are paramount to get the most out of life and so, she is currently working on becoming better than who she was yesterday, every day. Jessica Jeyakumar's natural habitat is a quiet corner, where you will usually find her reading away and penning down her thoughts. On the other hand, she enjoys interacting with people, encouraging them and lending a helping hand whenever possible. Her heart also goes out for lost and lonely stray animals and has given many of her rescues a good home. She strongly believes that compassion, optimism and an internal drive to "thrive", is paramount to get the most out of life and so, she is currently working on becoming better than who she was yesterday, everyday. 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