What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness (inspirational video)

From the TED.com YouTUbe channel: What keeps us happy and healthy as we go through life? If you think it’s fame and money, you’re not alone – but, according to psychiatrist Robert Waldinger, you’re mistaken. As the director of 75-year-old study on adult development, Waldinger has unprecedented access to data on true happiness and satisfaction. In this talk, he shares three important lessons learned from the study as well as some practical, old-as-the-hills wisdom on how to build a fulfilling, long life.
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How to find a wonderful idea (inspirational video)

From the TED.com YouTube channel: Where does OK Go come up with ideas like dancing in zero gravity, performing in ultra slow motion or constructing a warehouse-sized Rube Goldberg machine for their music videos? In between live performances of “This Too Shall Pass” and “The One Moment,” lead singer and director Damian Kulash takes us inside the band’s creative process, showing us how to look for wonder and surprise.
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Faking It, Perfectionism and Living Wholeheartedly (inspirational video)

From the OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network) YouTUbe channel: In her book Daring Greatly, Dr. Brené Brown identifies 10 qualities people living a wholehearted life have in common. Here, she discusses two with Oprah. Watch to find out why Dr. Brown says inauthenticity is contagious and why perfectionism is really another form of fear.

Joy: It’s Terrifying (inspirational video)

From the OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network) YouTube channel: Joy is an emotion so many people seek, but, Dr. Brené Brown says, it’s by far the most terrifying feeling we face. Find out why we’re so afraid our joy will be taken away. Plus, discover why Dr. Brown says we can’t find joy without gratitude.

Empathy is a Verb (inspirational video)

From the TEDx YouTube channel: Educational psychologist and author, Michele Borba, shares her decade-long journey to discover how to optimize human potential. Surprisingly, it was children from Canada to Rwanda who offered the three best ideas to cultivate empathy. The best news: if applying those simple strategies together we can revolutionize society and build the best investment for our future: human capital. Michele Borba, Ed.D. is an internationally renowned educator, award-winning author, and parenting, child and bullying expert recognized for her solution-based strategies to strengthen children’s empathy and social-emotional intelligence and character, and reduce peer cruelty. A sought-after motivational speaker, she has presented keynotes throughout North America, South America, Europe, Asia and the South Pacific and served as a consultant to hundreds of schools and corporations including the Pentagon and 18 US Army bases in Europe and the Asian-Pacific. Her proposal: “Ending School Violence and Bullying” (SB1667) was signed into California law in 2002. She offers realistic, research-based advice culled from a career of working with over one million parents and educators worldwide. She is the author of 24 books, including UNSELFIE: Surprising Role of Empathy to Predict Children’s Happiness and Success (Simon & Schuster, 2016).
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Redemption Song: John Legend (inspirational video)

From the TED.com YouTube channel: John Legend is on a mission to transform America’s criminal justice system. Through his Free America campaign, he’s encouraging rehabilitation and healing in our prisons, jails and detention centers — and giving hope to those who want to create a better life after serving their time. With a spoken-word prelude from James Cavitt, an inmate at San Quentin State Prison, Legend treats us to his version of Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song.” “Won’t you help to sing these songs of freedom?”
note: song starts at 4:30
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Why you should talk to strangers (TED Talk)

From the TED.com YouTube channel: “When you talk to strangers, you’re making beautiful interruptions into the expected narrative of your daily life — and theirs,” says Kio Stark. In this delightful talk, Stark explores the overlooked benefits of pushing past our default discomfort when it comes to strangers and embracing those fleeting but profoundly beautiful moments of genuine connection.

The Powerful Lesson Maya Angelou Taught Oprah (inspirational video)

From the OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network) YouTube channel: Oprah shares the powerful lesson author Maya Angelou, her friend and mentor, taught her many years ago. Find out why she says that Maya’s words, “when you know better, you do better,” are freeing for anyone who has ever made a mistake.

Dr. Maya Angelou’s 3-Word Secret to Living Your Best Life (inspirational video)

From the OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network) YouTube channel: Dr. Maya Angelou says that in order to be the best human being you can be, you must follow one simple directive: “Just do right”. Watch as Dr. Angelou reveals how you can never go wrong by doing what you truly believe in. Plus, find out why Dr. Angelou believes the world is getting better, and hear her advice for what we can do to keep moving it forward.
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Transforming Ourselves, Transforming The World (inspirational video)

We featured a rap artist named Prince EA a few weeks ago. Here he is being interviewed by Leila Janah at Wisdom 2.0 Conference in 2016 in San Francisco. Enjoy!

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