Want to know what you must possess in order to be successful? Grit. The word is rarely used. However‚ grit is what the most capable and flourish people all have in common. In the Ted Talk‚ “The Key to Success? Grit.‚” Angela Lee Duckworth describes grit: ”Grit is passion and perseverance for very long term goals. Grit is having stamina. Grit is sticking with your future‚ day in and day out‚ not just for the week‚ not just for the month‚ but for years; and working really hard to make that future a
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The “Ted talk process” is coming to a close‚ although‚ with that‚ a new challenge arises: the actual presentation. I presented my talk earlier on‚ this allowed me to change my talk (in the hopes of improving it)‚ but‚ my opportune placing in the schedule also allowed me to have more time to partake in the editing process. Overall‚ both my teacher‚ and fellow students gave me insightful‚ and worthy notes about my talk. Due to this‚ I now realize how incoherent‚ and unorganized my “slide order” was;
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In the TED talk‚ “The Power of Introverts” speaker Susan Cain suggests that introversion should be encouraged and embraced. She believes that by allowing individuals to work individually‚ it can help maximize their skills in school and work. She explains that introverts aren’t shy‚ but they respond differently to stimulation. As an introvert‚ I empathize Cain’s personal experience of being an introvert‚ but some of her reasoning is questionable. However‚ the idea that introversion should be accepted
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used as a visual during an annual training that I will hold with all employees during their anniversary month. In this presentation I explain how brining happiness to the forefront of goals in the workplace can actually increase productivity and in turn increase overall customer satisfaction and profits. I begin by defining happiness and what it generally involves to genuinely and deeply feel happy. It is more than just a split moment in time. It is a lifestyle and environment that we mainly control
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The first Ted Talk was about ben dunlap and his many Hungarian mentors. He mostly focused on Mr. Sandor Teszler and is the current president of Wofford College. His uncle Henry was living under a death threat from the Ku Klux Klan. His uncle did a very Hungarian act by moving his family to Massachusetts so that he could face the Ku Klan Klan alone in South Carolina. Thinking about it‚ I pretty sure I would do the same thing being in his situation. Hungarians have their own equivalent of the Ku Klux
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Kelly McGonigal begins this Ted Talk with a confession: she’s been giving people the wrong ideas about stress. Kelly has been telling people for years that stress will kill them and that it is totally and completely bad for them. Based on a study‚ though‚ this information that stress is bad for you is largely incorrect. The study in question shows that high levels of stress doesn’t kill people; rather‚ their perception of stress is what kills them. The study revealed that people with high stress
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hard to even believe they had that mentality but in many ways there is facts to why they should not be tried as an adult even though the crime is cruel. If they are going to be treated like an adult when it comes to commit a crime why not all the time mine as well. When a child commits a crime it’s very essential to take the best decision because that decision will impact them the rest of their life. In a TED talk by Sarah Jayne Blakemore she uses charts and explains by color how the brain of
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CHANGE AND WHY WE NEED IT Pastor Bill Purvis Of Cascade Hills Church has a favorite saying: Change is Inevitable; but Growth is Optional Growth is the result of a Positive Outlook to CHANGE If you are not changing‚ you are not growing. Charles Darwin said: It is not the strongest of the species that survive‚ nor the most intelligent‚ BUT the one most responsive to change: When something is inevitable your best bet is to: 1. Prepare for it 2. Adapt to it 3. Don’t be surprised
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In the Ted Talk‚ Jeff Iliff describes different ways that our bodies‚ more specifically our internal organs‚ secrete waste and how this process differs in the two percent of our bodies that is the brain (2014). Iliff also stresses the importance of learning about healthy sleep patterns by mentioning the fact that we spend nearly one-third of our lives sleeping (2014). Furthermore‚ the video describes a process that occurs in our brains‚ in order to secret waste that may be lying between various cells
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This Ted Ed Talk by Brene Brown discusses the idea of human connection and the power of accepting ones self. Brene discusses her journey to try to dissolve the mystery of vulnerability and the lack of human connection involved with it. Her research concludes that the best way to connect with others is to accept and embrace that you are vulnerable‚ and your vulnerabilities are a part of you. To be able to connect with others‚ you must first be able to connect with yourself. Brene discusses that vulnerability
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