{"id":5000,"date":"2020-07-27T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-27T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tmc.ke\/staging\/?p=5000"},"modified":"2020-07-27T09:29:27","modified_gmt":"2020-07-27T06:29:27","slug":"10-must-watch-ted-talks-to-change-your-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tmc.ke\/staging\/10-must-watch-ted-talks-to-change-your-life\/","title":{"rendered":"10 MUST WATCH TED TALKS TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-ted wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-ted wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Elizabeth Gilbert: Your elusive creative genius\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/elizabeth_gilbert_your_elusive_creative_genius\" width=\"1290\" height=\"727\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color\"><strong>1) Elizabeth Gilbert \u2013\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/elizabeth_gilbert_on_genius?language=en\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Your Elusive Creative Genius<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-very-dark-gray-color\">Elizabeth Gilbert is an American writer, best known for her 2006 best-selling memoir, \u2018Eat, Pray, Love\u2019. People associate creative works with mental health issues and a fear that their work won\u2019t be good enough, or not as good as their past work. Indeed, a lot of writers in the 20th century have committed suicide or suffered depression. After the massive success of her book \u2018Eat, Pray, Love\u2019, Elizabeth believed that her greatest work was now behind her, a very scary thought. She looked at how to construct barriers between her work and this anxiety about how it will be received.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How great leaders inspire action | Simon Sinek\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qp0HIF3SfI4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color\"><strong>2) <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qp0HIF3SfI4\" target=\"_blank\"><em>How great leaders inspire action<\/em><\/a>: Simon Sinek<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-very-dark-gray-color\">Simon Sinek presents a simple but powerful model for how leaders inspire action, starting with a golden circle and the question &#8220;Why?&#8221; His examples include Apple, Martin Luther King, and the Wright brothers &#8212; and as a counterpoint Tivo, which (until a recent court victory that tripled its stock price) appeared to be struggling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-ted wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-ted wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Amy Cuddy: Your body language may shape who you are\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_may_shape_who_you_are\" width=\"1290\" height=\"727\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color\"><strong>3) Amy Cuddy:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are?language=en\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Body Language<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-very-dark-gray-color\">There has been a lot of research into how others perceive our body language, and the importance of sending the right message. However, Amy Cuddy delves into how we are influenced by our own body language \u2014 and how a few strategic power poses can make a world of difference in our self-confidence and stress levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to speak so that people want to listen | Julian Treasure\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eIho2S0ZahI?start=85&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color\"><strong>4) <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eIho2S0ZahI&amp;t=85s\" target=\"_blank\"><em>How to speak so that people want to listen:<\/em><\/a> Julian Treasure<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-very-dark-gray-color\">Have you ever felt like you&#8217;re talking, but nobody is listening? Here&#8217;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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-ted wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-ted wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dan Gilbert: The surprising science of happiness\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/dan_gilbert_the_surprising_science_of_happiness\" width=\"1290\" height=\"970\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color\"><strong>5) Dan Gilbert:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/dan_gilbert_asks_why_are_we_happy?language=en\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Surprising Science of Happiness<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-very-dark-gray-color\">When people talk about happiness, it\u2019s often referred to as a search\u2014a quest to find something so elusive and out of reach, that there are now a bottomless pit of ideas on how to acquire it. But shockingly, it could be our power to choose from thousands of great experiences in life that actually keeps us from being happy. In this TED Talk, psychologist Dan Gilbert breaks down happiness into its two most basic components\u2014the happiness we stumble upon and the happiness we create\u2014to reveal a shocking truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_QdPW8JrYzQ\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color\"><strong>6) <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_QdPW8JrYzQ\" target=\"_blank\"><em>This is what happens when you reply to spam email:<\/em><\/a> James Veitch<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-very-dark-gray-color\">Suspicious emails: unclaimed insurance bonds, diamond-encrusted safe deposit boxes, close friends marooned in a foreign country. They pop up in our inboxes, and standard procedure is to delete on sight. But what happens when you reply? Follow along as writer and comedian James Veitch narrates a hilarious, months-long exchange with a spammer who offered to cut him in on a hot deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-ted wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-ted wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bren\u00e9 Brown: The power of vulnerability\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/brene_brown_the_power_of_vulnerability\" width=\"1290\" height=\"727\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color\"><strong>7) Brene Brown:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/brene_brown_on_vulnerability?language=en\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Power of Vulnerability<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-very-dark-gray-color\">Bren\u00e9 Brown is a shoot-from-the-hip Texan, who also happens to be a shame and vulnerability expert. Brown studies human connection \u2014 our ability to empathise, belong, love. In this poignant, funny talk that has been viewed over 6 million times, 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The puzzle of motivation | Dan Pink\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rrkrvAUbU9Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color\"><strong>8) <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rrkrvAUbU9Y\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Puzzle of motivation:<\/em><\/a> Dan Pink<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Career analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don&#8217;t: Traditional rewards aren&#8217;t always as effective as we think. Listen for illuminating stories &#8212; and maybe, a way forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-ted wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-ted wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Malcolm Gladwell: Choice, happiness and spaghetti sauce\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/malcolm_gladwell_choice_happiness_and_spaghetti_sauce\" width=\"1290\" height=\"727\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color\"><strong>9) Malcolm Gladwell:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/malcolm_gladwell_on_spaghetti_sauce?language=en\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Choice, Happiness &amp; Spaghetti Sauce<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-very-dark-gray-color\">It just wouldn\u2019t be an inspiring talks list without author Malcolm Gladwell on it. In this TED Talk, Gladwell explores the story of the man who refused to believe in a \u2018perfect\u2019 spaghetti sauce, and how his research impacts our broader understanding of choice and happiness. While the talk centres on the food industry, the larger discoveries about human behaviour are poignantly relevant for leaders who want to build workplaces where people are happy and fulfilled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-ted wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-ted wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sam Berns: My philosophy for a happy life\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/sam_berns_my_philosophy_for_a_happy_life\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color\"><strong>10) Sam Berns:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/sam_berns_my_philosophy_for_a_happy_life?language=en\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Philosophy For \u00a0A Happy Life<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-very-dark-gray-color\">Here\u2019s one of the most inspiring TED Talks you will ever have the pleasure to watch. It is the fascinating legacy of a boy who was one for the ages. Seventeen-year-old Sam became the spokesman for a genetic condition called Progeria, also known as the aptly named \u2018aging disease\u2019. Sam refused to allow his disease to define him and worked to overcome limitations others said he never would. He lived the life he chose to and didn\u2019t focus on his illness and what made him different, but rather his dreams and what made him happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-very-dark-gray-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tmc.ke\/staging\/employee-wellness-creating-a-nutrition-program-for-your-employees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Also see:  (opens in a new tab)\">Also see: <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-tmc\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"1u5HnA1fBw\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tmc.ke\/staging\/employee-wellness-creating-a-nutrition-program-for-your-employees\/\">Employee Wellness: Creating a Nutrition Program for your Employees<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Employee Wellness: Creating a Nutrition Program for your Employees&#8221; &#8212; TMC\" src=\"https:\/\/tmc.ke\/staging\/employee-wellness-creating-a-nutrition-program-for-your-employees\/embed\/#?secret=5gZSezOiRR#?secret=1u5HnA1fBw\" data-secret=\"1u5HnA1fBw\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1) Elizabeth Gilbert \u2013\u00a0Your Elusive Creative Genius Elizabeth Gilbert is an American writer, best known for her 2006 best-selling memoir, \u2018Eat, Pray, Love\u2019. 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