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We naturally gravitate to people just like us.  Same background, thinking style, even religion.  But that just leads to closed thinking.  All great breakthroughs come from the conflict of ideas.  People being [...]

We make choices every day.  Simple ones like what to wear or have for lunch.  But what about hard choices?  Changing jobs, moving house, forming or breaking up a relationship…  How do [...]

We are all influenced by the stories we’re told.  Be it growing up or as adults.  And those stories define how we relate and respond to different cultures, individuals and situations we [...]

We wouldn’t think twice about medical treatment for physical issues.  So why is it different when it comes to mental health? Psychologist, Dr Guy Winch points out we sustain psychological injuries even [...]

Death.  It’s something we’ll all face.  Both ourselves and with loved ones.  But it’s not a topic most are comfortable discussing. BJ Miller is a palliative care physician who thinks deeply about [...]

Would you let a 6 year old run your life?  Jia Jiang did.  He felt stuck.  His career was stagnant.  All because of profound rejection he’d suffered as a child.  His was [...]

Why do some people when struck by adversity and major challenges seem to draw strength from them?  Do they find meaning or forge it? If you watch no other TED talk this [...]

Life is fickle.  You never know what it’s going to throw at you. But it’s how you respond to those challenges and grow that will ultimately define you. On January 8, 2011 [...]

George W. famously said, “You’re either with us or against us”.  Everything is black and white.  There are no shades of grey.  A pretty limited, unsubtle view of the world where you [...]

I firmly believe the educational system fails a huge number of kids.  By its very nature the system creates conformists.  People who are ready for “jobs”.  But what about those of us [...]

With the ascent of Donald Trump as US President the world has changed.  Or has it? How does having extreme wealth modify behaviour?  Does having lots of money make you mean? And [...]

How would you run a multi-billion dollar organisation with thousands of employees with almost no rules?  Where people set their own salaries, work hours and holidays?  Where leaders are selected by their [...]

Innovation often comes from the most unexpected places. Bolivian doctor, Franz Freudenthal, looking at the composition of a green avocado branch wondered if the design could help plug congenital holes in the [...]

Honestly, this is a TED talk by Simon Sinek that everyone should watch, regardless of whether you think you’re in a formal leadership position or not. Simon points out that leadership is [...]

There will inevitably be a time in life when we’re confronted with someone we know going through a horrible event. Could be the death of a loved one, illness, horrific injury or [...]

We all make instant judgements about people we’ve just met.  Mostly based on body language. But did you know that your own body language will directly impact your mind?  How you feel [...]

This was the most exciting day of Vera Brandes’ life. It was January 1975 and 17-year-old Vera walked out onto the stage of the Cologne Opera House. The auditorium was empty. It [...]

According to Mel Robbins it starts with a 4 letter word beginning with F.  And no, it’s not what you think. A married working mother of three, an ivy-educated criminal lawyer, and [...]

There’s an old story which says if every person on the planet threw all our problems into one central heap and could then choose anyone else’s problems instead of our own, we’d [...]