Taking control of our personal finances can feel overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be says Thasunda Duckett, Chief Executive Officer of Chase Consumer Banking. In this TED video, you […]
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Let’s Get Honest About Our Money Problems
Struggling to budget and manage finances is common — but talking honestly and openly about it isn’t. Why do we hide our problems around money? In this thoughtful, personal talk, […]
Continue readingOn Luck, Quantification, and Intuition: Lessons from Poker
It’s been awhile since I shared a TED Talk in this blog. So I hope you’ll enjoy this one on decision-making, which was delivered by poker champion, Liv Boeree. It’s […]
Continue readingAre You a Specialist or a Multipotentialite?
In my speaking engagements, I normally share the story of how I used to be a civil engineer who decided to become an entrepreneur, and later on a financial planner. […]
Continue readingEntrepreneurship Lessons from a 16-Year-Old Inventor
Sixty percent of people with dementia wander off, especially at night, causing much stress for both patients and caregivers. Today, I’d like you to meet Kenneth Shinozuka, a teen inventor […]
Continue reading5 Ways To Kill Your Dreams
All of us want to invent that game-changing product, launch that successful company, write that best-selling book. And yet so few of us actually do it. TED Fellow and Brazilian […]
Continue readingThe Author of ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ Talks About Failure After Success, And Why It’s Okay
Elizabeth Gilbert was once a struggling waitress. For six years she had no success as a writer, that is until her book ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ became a global bestseller. From […]
Continue readingOn Japan, Chinese Doctors, and the World Map
The way we think and view the world is mostly a product of the environment we grew up in. But that doesn’t mean we are limited to what we see, […]
Continue readingThis Woman Found True Love in an Online Dating Site. How She Did It will Amaze You.
Today, you’ll meet Amy Webb, a woman who had high standards when it comes to men, and that’s why she remained single for a long time. Then, she thought she’d […]
Continue readingWhat’s the Perfect Experience? This Industrial Designer Has a Great Answer.
A went to the house of a friend the other day. When I got there, he texted me that he just went out for awhile and will be back in […]
Continue readingThis Video Will Make You Look At Stress In A Different Way
We don’t like stress, especially work-related stress. And studies have already shown that stress is connected to a lot of health problems such as diabetes, heart ailments, clinical depression and […]
Continue readingDavid Pogue: 10 Top Time-Saving Tech Tips
I’m a productivity geek. I think I owe it to my engineering background to always try to be efficient. So if there’s a way to do things faster and easier, […]
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