December 2008 Archives
Gary Vaynerchuk at Park Avenue.
Lots of F-Bombs.
More motivation.
Renowned linguist Steven Pinker
Renowned linguist Steven Pinker
This is a LONG presentation.
It's is worth watching if you have an hour.
If you don't, skip ahead 51 minutes into the talk for the specifics of how to achieve a fitness goal.
It's simple and brilliant.
Tony Scwartz spoke at the Google headquarters in Mountain View, Californiaon 4/17/2008 as part of the Leading@google speaker series. Tony Schwartz is the founder and president of The Energy Project http://www.theenergyproject.com/
He is the co-author of "The Power of Full Engagement
", which has been translated into 24 languages. Tony has written three other books, including What Really Matters: Searching for Wisdom in America. His most recent article, "The Science of Stamina," was published in the October 2007 issue of the Harvard Business Review.
It's is worth watching if you have an hour.
If you don't, skip ahead 51 minutes into the talk for the specifics of how to achieve a fitness goal.
It's simple and brilliant.
Tony Scwartz spoke at the Google headquarters in Mountain View, Californiaon 4/17/2008 as part of the Leading@google speaker series. Tony Schwartz is the founder and president of The Energy Project http://www.theenergyproject.com/
He is the co-author of "The Power of Full Engagement
", which has been translated into 24 languages. Tony has written three other books, including What Really Matters: Searching for Wisdom in America. His most recent article, "The Science of Stamina," was published in the October 2007 issue of the Harvard Business Review.Demand is relentlessly rising. Our capacity is not keeping pace.
The traditional solution to higher demand has been to invest more time.
Unfortunately, time is finite, and most of us have no hours left to
invest. Energy, however, can be systematically expanded --- and it can
also be regularly renewed. To operate at our best, we need four energy
sources: physical (quantity), emotional (quality), mental (focus), and
the energy of the human spirit (purpose). This talk will focus on the
role of energy in fueling sustainable high performance, and in
motivating others.
In this interview with Will Smith, the actor talks about how the Power of Positive Thinking influenced him and helped him achieve profound success.
In this interview with Tavis Smalley he touches on several important concepts related to goal attainment.
A couple of Will's key points:1. If you stay ready, you don't have to get ready.
2. You must work hard, hustle, and just decide you are going to do it - OR DIE.
It's that simple.
Jay Walker, curator of the Library of Human Imagination, conducts a surprising show-and-tell session highlighting a few of the intriguing artifacts that backdropped the 2008 TED stage.
Dan Gilbert presents research and data from his exploration of happiness -- sharing some surprising tests and experiments that you can also try on yourself.
Watch through to the end for a sparkling Q&A with some familiar TED faces.
TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes.
Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, and "Lost" producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Watch the Top 10 TEDTalks on TED.com.
TRANSCRIPT:
Shame on you. This could be the greatest night of our lives, but you're going to let it be the worst. And I guarantee a week won't go by in your life you won't regret walking out, letting them get the best of you. Well, I'm not going home. We've come too far! And I'm going to stay right here and fight for this lost cause.
A day may come when the courage of men fails... but it is not THIS day.
The line must be drawn HERE. This far, no further! I'm not saying it's going to be easy. You're going to work harder than you ever worked before.
But that's fine, we'll just get tougher with it! If a person grits his teeth and shows real determination, failure is not an option. That's how winning is done!
Believe me when I say we can break this army here, and win just one for the Gipper. But I say to you what every warrior has known since the beginning of time: you've got to get mad. I mean plum mad dog mean. If you would be free men, then you must fight to fulfill that promise! Let us cut out their living guts one inch at a time, and they will know what we can do! Let no man forget how menacing we are.
We are lions! You're like a big bear, man!
This is YOUR time!
Seize the day, never surrender, victory or death... that's the Chicago Way!
Who's with me?
Clap! Clap! Don't let Tink die! Clap!
Alright! Let's fly!
And gentlemen in England now abed shall know my name is the Lord when I tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they'll never take our Independence Day!
A youth minister recently said, "Love God in front of people. Love people in front of God." That seemed a fitting statement for our "Get Inspired" section. The "fruit" of who we really are is seen in our actions.
And our actions are born out of what resides in our hearts. How do we get to a place where we can both love God and then love people the way that God would have us do?
Many times, when Nick Vujicic is on the road in the United States or in one of the many countries he has visited, he speaks to people who are really hurting and broken due to any number of circumstances.
When the circumstances become overwhelming, people often turn to things other than God to fulfill their needs, ultimately ending up in a place that doesn't bring the true and lasting satisfaction they're seeking.
Nick Vujicic cannot help but be an icon of inspiration because he's so beautifully allowed God to take his life and use it to the fullest.
But, even he would say to you, in order for that precious "seed" that God has planted in you to grow, it needs to be watered, so that spiritual "fruit" may be seen on the branches of your life.
When you've watched the videos here, move on over to the "Get Passionate" section of "Life Without Limbs" remembering it's only a start, a "seedling", compared to the purposes He has planned for you!
Reinvigorate your faith!
Get Inspired! (Jeremiah 29:11)
Pop sociologist and best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell has honed in on a profound new question: what separates extraordinary and average people? Discussing findings from his much-anticipated book "Outliers," Gladwell details how we're squandering human potential everywhere from the football field to the classroom - and what we can do to change it.
A great lecture by Timothy Ferriss at the DO lectures.
