All posts tagged "Life"
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30 Is Not The New 20, Why?
30 Is Not The New 20, Why? Clinical psychologist Meg Jay has a bold message for twenty somethings:...
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Work and Meaning
What motivates us to work? Contrary to conventional wisdom, it isn’t just money. But it’s not exactly joy...
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Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions
New Year’s Eve has always been a time for looking back to the past, and more importantly, forward...
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Photo Bond
At TED – A long time ago in New York City, Steve Addis stood on a corner holding...
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Managing Transitions
Life is a series of transitions! During our day we transition between different environments and different roles. Each...
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Mindful Compassion
As we practice mindfulness or present moment awareness, we can expect to experience certain difficulties. For example, with...
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Perceptual Positions
Multiple Perspectives: “Take a deep breath, step back, take 10″ – these commands invite us to disengage from...
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Child of the State
At TED – Literature has long been fascinated with fostered, adopted and orphaned children, from Moses to Cinderella...
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7 Steps to Loving Yourself
“A troop of porcupines is milling about on a cold winter’s day. In order to keep from freezing,...
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Before I Die I Want To…
At TED -In her New Orleans neighborhood, artist and TED Fellow Candy Chang turned an abandoned house into...
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Gaming for Health
At TED – When game designer Jane McGonigal found herself bedridden and suicidal following a severe concussion, she...
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The Busy Trap
If you live in America in the 21st century you’ve probably had to listen to a lot of...
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When God Falls
In the second decade of the 21st century, God is no longer “up there” ready to save us. Until very recently,...
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Take the Leap
Psychologists tell us we’re born afraid of just two things. The first is loud noises. Do you recall...
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New Human Species
At TED – Throughout human evolution, multiple versions of humans co-existed. Could we be mid-upgrade now? At TEDxSummit,...
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Neurobiology of Love
A RELATIVELY new field, called interpersonal neurobiology, draws its vigor from one of the great discoveries of our...
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Maximising Serendipity
The ideas in Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s brilliant new book, The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable...
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The Power of Introverts
At TED – In a culture where being social and outgoing are prized above all else, it can...
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12 Steps to Love!
I woke up with a HUGE AH HA this morning! That the12 steps to JOY are the same...
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9/11 Mothers
At TEDxSiliconValley – Phyllis Rodriguez and Aicha el-Wafi have a powerful friendship born of unthinkable loss. Rodriguez’ son...
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10min Money Management
I’ve met people who track their spending on a spreadsheet. They tend to have names like Ian and...
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A Call to Men
At TEDxSiliconValley – Tony Porter makes a call to men everywhere: Don’t “act like a man.” Telling powerful...
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Suddenly My Body
At TEDxSiliconValley – Poet, writer, activist Eve Ensler lived in her head. In this powerful talk from TEDWomen,...
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Enjoying Silly Season!
6 Tips For Surviving Christmas Stress The holiday season is one of the most stressful times of year....
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How to Succeed Sleeping
In this short talk, Arianna Huffington shares a small idea that can awaken much bigger ones: the power...
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Compassion and the True Meaning of Empathy
>At TEDxSiliconValley – Buddhist roshi Joan Halifax works with people at the last stage of life (in hospice...
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Music for Survival
One of my parents’ deepest fears, I suspect, is that society would not properly value me as a...
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The Magic of Truth and Lies (and iPods)
At TEDxSiliconValley, The Magic of Truth and Lies (and iPods), A magician and illusionist for the 21st century, Marco...
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Is your parenting style making your child depressed?
When it comes to rearing children, just about any parent will say that what works with one kid...
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Leadership and the Art of Politics
As a leadership consultant and executive coach I am often asked by my clients to help them understand...
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10 Specific Compliments to Give Your Children
In the opening pages of Rudyard Kipling’s classic novel “The Jungle Book”, Tabaqui (the jackal) sees a litter...
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Religion and your Brain
All human brains shrink with age, but people who say they’ve had a life-changing religious experience have more...
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Evolving from Technology to Feelings
Emotionally aware individuals will play a leading role in the near future, as increasing complexity and technology contributes...
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Happiness Quotent
Happiness is one of the hottest areas of economic research. But simply asking people how happy they are...
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3 Things I Learned While My Plane Crashed
Ric Elias had a front-row seat on Flight 1549, the plane that crash-landed in the Hudson River in...
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How I plan out my week
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m a ‘seat of my pants’ kind of guy in a...
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Inspiring a Life of Immersion
We each want to live a life of purpose, but where to start? In this luminous, wide-ranging talk,...
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What is Spirituality?
Different Definitions of Spirituality
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Unborn Child Intelligence
Medical studies show that the development of the brain starts during the course of pregnancy. For this reason,...
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Trust and Testosterone
The glue that binds a human society together is trust. But people who trust others too much are...
