TEDx Talks Episodes

“Writing a book to me is not just sharing information or telling a story. It's how do I metabolize the story and take it in enough that when I write or speak, it's a transmission, it's a message, it's a lesson, it's something ancient.” – Celinne Da Costa

“I still have a lot of ideas. I'm not done just because the Social Security Administration says I've only got three years left, doesn't mean that that's all I have left.” – Teri Brown

“Confidence is a skill, and you build it from the inside out.” – Simone Knego

“It's always important to speak up for yourself and to define for yourself what you will and will not tolerate.” – Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum

“When we don't do the inner work as leaders, then we tend to lead from a place of fear and control and ego, as opposed to a place of compassion and love and shared purpose.” – Jane Marie Chen

“The reason why people want to be so perfect and have perfectionism isn't because they're scared of failure. They're scared of failing in front of other people.” – Roy Redd

"I was told to slow down, and I did. And then the second I could run back to the hustle; I went back to it because that was where my identity was." – Dr. Portia Preston

“Writing is a wonderful way to process your life.” – Dr. Sheila K. Collins

“Better investigating your thinking and learning about your decision making can help you to feel like you can move better into your good future.” – Cheryl Strauss Einhorn

“The more you can understand and connect with yourself, the more you can understand and connect with other people.” – Dr. Melissa Robinson-Winemiller

“One thing I love about playing with art, as part of working with people who are going through big life transitions, is it starts to create space and perspective. And that's where you really get growth and you start to say, what is going to be important ten months from now, and where should I put today's focus?” – Susan Hensley

“Every time something, an idea, a solution, a way, something happens that I couldn't have thought of myself. Whenever that happens in my life, I really do consider it a miracle.” – Sara Connell

“Having someone just hear you out is so healing. And then when that person has some kind of impact as a result, their life is impacted in some way, then we heal even further because now whatever we're sharing is doing good in the lives of others." – Marcy Pusey

“Writing a book is really vulnerable in a way I wasn't necessarily expecting. I'm used to putting myself out there, but writing a book is being vulnerable on a really grand scale.” – Dr. Emily Anhalt

“I wanted to help empower women to not feel bad ever about wanting to make improvements for themselves.” – Sandra Lena Silverman

“You do not deserve to be harassed, or disrespected, or demeaned in your workplace. That is not normal.” – Jeff Davis

“When we focus and create space for possibility, it’s up to you to figure out what to do with it.” – Greg Bennick

“Most people think that mentors don't get anything out of it, but if you've ever given someone a gift that they've unwrapped and they have really loved it, it's exactly what they wanted and needed, the joy that you feel—that's what mentoring feels like.” – Dr. Deborah Heiser

“Even when we're closed-minded, we should never stop being open-hearted.” – Justin Jones-Fosu

“Don't waste time being something that you think people want you to be. Go ahead and do your own thing.” – Mark Reid J.D.

“Clarity is an elimination game.” – Murielle Marie Ungricht

“Spend your days focusing on what's needed, not what's normal.” – Erin Hatzikostas

"I started to behave like the person that I needed to become to be my future self, and that was someone of greater confidence." – Emily Jaenson

“If this is the next 30 years of your life, is this enough?” – Genevieve Piturro