Videos
Some of my favorite inspirational videos are listed below. Click the image or the title to watch on Youtube or TED.
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The Butterfly Effect
All of our choices matter. This speech by Andy Andrews is an amazing testament to how we can positively or negatively effect those around us, even for generations. This made me think so much of how significant our choices are.
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212 Degrees
"212 the extra degree" has helped millions of people and organizations dig deeper and make more good things happen (for everyone). It’s a quick and powerful way to kick off or close your next meeting or event.
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embrace the shake
In art school, Phil Hansen developed an unruly tremor in his hand that kept him from creating the pointillist drawings he loved. Hansen was devastated, floating without a sense of purpose. Until a neurologist made a simple suggestion: embrace this limitation ... and transcend it.
The Power of Vulnerability
Brené Brown studies human connection -- our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk at TEDxHouston, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity.
My Stroke of Insight
Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor had an opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: One morning, she realized she was having a massive stroke. As it happened -- as she felt her brain functions slip away one by one, speech, movement, understanding -- she studied and remembered every moment. This is a powerful story about how our brains define us and connect us to the world and to one another.