http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/douglas_adams_parrots_the_universe_and_everything.html

Bored in school, failing classes, at odds with peers: This child might be an entrepreneur, says Cameron Herold. At TEDxEdmonton, he makes the case for parenting and education that helps would-be entrepreneurs flourish — as kids and as adults.

An entrepreneur since childhood, Cameron Herold wants parents and teachers to recognize — and foster — entrepreneurial talent in kids.

http://www.ted.com/talks/cameron_herold_let_s_raise_kids_to_be_entrepreneurs.html

“My story is the power of thought, the power of choice, the power of focus. It’s the story of bringing ourselves to the attention of something that so animates you, so moves you, that something like cancer becomes insignificant!” (time-marker in video: 7:48)

~ Ananda Shankar Jayant (fighting cancer with dance)

http://www.ted.com/talks/ananda_shankar_jayant_fights_cancer_with_a_dance.html

Elizabeth Gilbert on Nuturing Creativity
The best selling author of Eat, Pray, Love talks about coping with the pressure of creativity and success and the idea that maybe we’re not entirely responsible for our creative successes and failures. What I like about this talk is that it takes a very humble person to disown success or lay success at another place than our own feet. I also like how she talks about dealing with the pressure of being creative for a living and how it’s ok when we’re not creative.

Jill Bolte Taylor got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions – motion, speech, self-awareness – shut down one by one.

An astonishing story with an awesome life message!

Jill Bolte Taylor’s Powerful Stroke of Insight – TED Conference, Feb 2008