Monday Thoughts: TED Talks

I love a good TED Talk. I would love to catch a live talk one day, but at $7,500 a ticket, I'll be content with my playlists online... for now. 

 TED is a nonprofit organization passionate about spreading ideas usually in the form of a short (18 minutes or less) presentation or "talk".  TED talks are concise yet backed with information, ideas and "thoughts" that are direct and to the point. The subject of the talk can vary from any topic from music to climate control and even Why Work Doesn't Happen At Work.  This Monday, I want to leave you with 5 of my some of my favorite TED talks to take with you this week. Watch all at once or at your leisure.

Happy Monday!

http://www.ted.com Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg looks at why a smaller percentage of women than men reach the top of their professions -- and offers 3 powerful pieces of advice to women aiming for the C-suite.

Fifty-three years ago, James A. White Sr. joined the US Air Force. But as an African American man, he had to go to shocking lengths to find a place for his young family to live nearby.

http://www.ted.com Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.

Watch with subtitles in 30 languages on ted.com: http://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_gilbert_success_failure_and_the_drive_to_keep_creating/ Elizabeth Gilbert was once an "unpublished diner waitress," devastated by rejection letters. And yet, in the wake of the success of 'Eat, Pray, Love,' she found herself identifying strongly with her former self.

Body language affects how others see us, but it may also change how we see ourselves. Social psychologist Amy Cuddy shows how "power posing" -- standing in a posture of confidence, even when we don't feel confident -- can affect testosterone and cortisol levels in the brain, and might even have an impact on our chances for success.

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