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, author Tammy Lally encourages us to break free of “money shame” and shows us how to stop equating our bank accounts with our self-worth. Enter […]
Tags: Mindsetting, money shame, Personal Finance, TED, TED Talk, TED Talks
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 a short but insightful talk about three things: luck, quantification, and intuition. Watch it below, and then continue reading my thoughts after the video. Note: […]
Tags: Inspirational, intuition, Liv Boeree, luck, quantification, TED Talk, TED Talks
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. And whenever my audience are college students, one of the questions that I am always asked is why did I take up engineering in the […]
Tags: Life Lessons, Mindsetting, multipotentialite, specialist, TED, TED Talk
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 who came up with a novel solution to help people with Alzheimer’s and their families with this issue. When he was six years old, a […]
Tags: Business, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, Inspiration, invention, Kenneth Shinozuka, TED, TED Talk
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 entrepreneur Bel Pesce breaks down five easy-to-believe myths that ensure your dream projects will never come to fruition.
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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 a disorienting failure, she was catapulted in the blinding glare of fame, recognition and praise. But her story does not end there, in fact, it […]
Tags: Elizabeth Gilbert, Inspirational, TED, TED Talk, TED Talks
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, hear and experience around us. Literature, travel and technology, has allowed us to expand our view beyond our normal horizon; and it’s important for us […]
Tags: Derek Sivers, Inspirational, TED, TED Talk, TED Talks
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 try online dating sites to find his Prince Charming. At first, she’s having no luck. The guys she liked didn’t replied back, while those who […]
Tags: Amy Webb, TED Talk, TED Talks, Valentine's Day
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 10 minutes. Since nobody else was home except his deaf grandmother, and it would be impossible to get her attention through the doorbell, he advised […]
Tags: Business, design, Sales and Marketing, TED, TED Talk
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 many others. Indeed, for so many years, stress has always been thought of as an enemy. That is until recently, when scientists are starting to […]
Tags: Inspirational, Kelly McGonigal, Mindsetting, stress, stress management, stress relief, TED, TED Talk, TED Talks
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, without affecting the results, then I’m all for it. And for today, I’m sharing with you a short, less-than-6-minutes, TED Talk by David Pogue about […]
Tags: Productivity, Technology, TED Talk
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