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TED: Cameron Herold: Let's Raise Kids To Be Entrepreneurs

ByReid Walley

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 —…

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TED: Ananda Shankar Jayant Fights Cancer With Dance

ByReid Walley

“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

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Life coaching – Elizabeth Gilbert on Nuturing Creativity TED Talk

ByReid Walley

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…

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Getting the Most Out of Life: Jill Bolte Taylor’s “Stroke of Insight”

ByReid Walley

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