How not to take things personally (inspirational video)

From the TEDx.com YouTube channel: Frederik Imbo studied theatre at the Royal Conservatory of Ghent and has acted in lots of television series. He founded Imboorling and now has over 15 years’ experience in stimulating and supporting people. With the aim of improving their communication skills Frederik gives presentations, workshops, training courses and personal coaching sessions to anyone prepared to make their two ears available. Frederik Imbo studied theatre at the Royal Conservatory of Ghent and has acted in lots of television series.
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I was held hostage for 317 days. Here’s what I thought about…

From the TED.com YouTube site: Vincent Cochetel was held hostage for 317 days in 1998, while working for the UN High Commissioner on Refugees in Chechnya. For the first time, he recounts the experience — from what it was like to live in a dark, underground chamber, chained to his bed, to the unexpected conversations he had with his captors. With lyricism and power, he explains why he continues his work today. Since 2000, attacks on humanitarian aid workers have tripled — and he wonders what that rise may signal to the world.

Why winning doesn’t always equal success (inspirational quotation)

From the TED.com YouTube channel: Valorie Kondos Field knows a lot about winning. As the longtime coach of the UCLA women’s gymnastics team, she won championship after championship and has been widely acclaimed for her leadership. In this inspiring, brutally honest and, at times, gut-wrenching talk, she shares the secret to her success. Hint: it has nothing to do with “winning.”

Broken to Beautiful: An Algorithm to Recreate Yourself (inspirational video)

From the TED.com YouTube channel: Faced with a failing liver and imminent death, the only thing that could save Terrance, would be an 11th hour liver transplant. Someone else had to die for him to live. Terrance’s journey toward survival and recovery is not just about his physical health, it is more about a deeply moving mental and spiritual process to re-create himself. In this presentation, Terrance reveals the algorithm needed to find your super hero self to overcome any challenge when the odds are stacked against you. Best Selling Author, International Speaker, Coach and expert in personal and brand storytelling, Terrance McMahon was one of six children, born in the Berkshire Mountains in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. He attended the University of Massachusetts-Lowell on a baseball scholarship. Following college, with a new wife and baby on the way, he worked as a door-to-door (life) insurance salesman, ultimately finding his niche as a managing Partner; he later worked for MassMutual and made CEO of MassMutual - Northern New England. Under Terrance’s leadership, they soon ranked among the top in the country, with over 600 agents and brokers, 56,000 clients and managing over a billion dollars in assets. In 2016, McMahon was the recipient of a life-saving liver transplant. He is the Author of two books, an inspirational speaker and business strategist as well as the acclaimed. He currently resides in Florida and is an advocate for Organ Donor Awareness.
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The Question I Almost Didn’t Ask And How It Changed My Life (inspirational video)

From the TED.com YouTube channel: So many people never ask themselves what they want. Maybe it’s because they think they have everything already, or because they’re afraid it’s too late. But if we don’t ask ourselves what we want, there’s no way we’ll ever know if our dreams are possible, or what it would take to achieve them. Until recently, that was my story. I was living an amazing, beautiful life, and I didn’t feel I deserved to even contemplate anything more. This talk is about why I decided to finally ask myself that question, and what happened when I did.  Although Rita Wilson is well-known as an actress and film producer, her most recent projects have all been connected to her passion for music. After achieving her dream in 2012 with the critically acclaimed album AM/FM - an intimate, elegant, and beautifully sung collection of classics from the ‘60s and ‘70s - Wilson has been focusing on a new component of her musical career as a songwriter. Recently, she has collaborated with a number of talented and successful songwriters, composing original material featured on her second album, self-titled Rita Wilson. Her new album Halfway to Home (March 2019) has a fuller sound: Southern California rock meets Nashville country, co-produced by Rita Wilson and Nathan Chapman with additional production from Ron Aniello and John Shanks. Many of the songs were co-written with an A-List group of songwriters, including Grammy winner Liz Rose, Kristian Bush of Sugarland, Mozella, Mitch Allan, and Kara DioGuardi.
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You Must Share Your Gift (inspirational video)

From the Goalcast YouTube channel: What seemed like a simple, entertaining magic trick for Jon ended up being something much bigger he never could have expected…

Who are you, really? The puzzle of personality (inspirational video)

From the TED.com YouTube channel: What makes you, you? Psychologists like to talk about our traits, or defined characteristics that make us who we are. But Brian Little is more interested in moments when we transcend those traits — sometimes because our culture demands it of us, and sometimes because we demand it of ourselves. Join Little as he dissects the surprising differences between introverts and extroverts and explains why your personality may be more malleable than you think.
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How to speak so that people want to listen (inspirational video)

From the TED.com YouTube channel: Have you ever felt like you’re talking, but nobody is listening? Here’s Julian Treasure to help you fix that. As the sound expert demonstrates some useful vocal exercises and shares tips on how to speak with empathy, he offers his vision for a sonorous world of listening and understanding.

More than funny (inspirational video)

From the TEDx.com YouTube channel: With comedy, you not only laugh but you also gain understanding in a unique way. Comedy has a setup and then a punch line. The setup moves the audience in one direction-toward what is expected. The punch line occurs when you change direction and take the audience to the unexpected. This same process can be applied to life. Comedian Michael Jr. shows how to take your life’s setups and then change direction in a way that brings fulfillment, revelation, and joy not only to you but also to those around you.
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How To Choose Your Life’s Path: John Travolta (inspirational video)

An inspiring speech from Hollywood icon, John Travolta.

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