Churchill Speech – Do Your Worst

There is something about a fighting spirit that can open up the possibilities for a different future. If we do not choose to lay down and die but rather decide that 'they' will have to take our lives if they really want them the 'theys' of this world might find the work of it a bit too strenuous.

A better life

Celine Dion “The Power of love’

Animals and their capacity for thinking and feeling

I grew up in a world with a strict heirarchy of the value of life. Some people were more valued than others and animals, of course, were far below people. In the past, people have decided who had souls in order to justify their treatment of others. For example, slaves were said to have no souls and thus could be treated the way history records. Clones now are said to have no souls. Decide for yourself, with the evidence of the two video clips below if animals have souls.

Monkey loves Kitten




Dog risks life to save dog

Astounding insights into educating children

Education in a new way- This talk does not have the polish of a normal TED talk but it holds some very interesting and i think important information.

International Culture Differences Illustrated

In this TED talk, International Cultural differences are illustrated so that we can sense how unexpectedly they effect the way we think and sometimes make it almost impossible to understand the other person because they go all the way down to our basic assumptions.

What’s wrong with what we eat

Why are we happy

The Art of Dialogic Leadership by William Isaacs

Quotes from “The Art of Dialogic Leadership”, by William Isaacs, The Systems Thinker
Listening: “To listen together is to learn to be a part of a larger whole—the voice and meaning emerging not only from me, but from all of us.”

Respecting: “An atmosphere of respect encourages people to look for the sense in what others are saying and thinking. To respect is to listen for the coherence in others’ views, even when we find what they are saying unacceptable.”

Suspending: “Suspension means that we neither suppress what we think nor advocate it with unilateral conviction. … We simply acknowledge and observe our thoughts and feelings as they arise without
feeling compelled to act on them.”

Voicing: “Speaking our voice has to do with revealing what is true for each of us, regardless of all the other influences that might be brought to bear on us.”

We live in a world where the answers to our challenges increasingly are not obvious. Thinking better together requires that we slow down our conversations in order to let different perspectives be respectfully voiced and thoughtfully considered. Only then might our listening lead to learning.

The right message

Gratitude list

I have had a truly wonderful opportunity to reflect over the last few months and I have come up with a list of things for which I am very grateful.

1. Insights that come from self reflection and from unbiased input
2. The abililty to continue to grow at any age
3. Learning to trust myself
4. Kids that are strong and healthy and Kids that care about each other
5. TED talks
6. Finishing my MBA- I learned a lot
7. The delicious anticipation that comes from a future that is not clear
8. Blogging which is therapeutic
9. Time to think and re-evaluate.
10. Good friends
    These are just a few of the things that have brought me joy in the last few months. I hope that you could write out at least 10 things that you are immediately grateful for as well.

Men and women’s brains

Mark Gungor is a comedian with a perspective on men and women's brains.

Stop doing what you hate

What’s really happening in Universities

Clay Shirky Collaboration

Clay Shirky speaks on Collaboration

Have You Laughed Today?

Cadbury kids and the eyebrow song: an oldie but a goodie

If you are not a member of TED you should be.

Ted Talks can be found by simply putting "TED talks" into your brower. Once there you will have a feast of lectures on a wide variety of topics.

The happiness Project- food diary

The Law of Attraction

Inspirational Video

5 foods that will change your life

The Story of India

The story of India is rich and diverse. It has a past that goes so far into the human past that it enlights almost everyones journey to discover their ancestry. A lesson for every student of humanity.

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Perception

Perception

Mr. T speaks

Treat your mother right with Mr. T

100 Misused words

Presentation Skills

What to do with your hands when presenting

Don't Give Up

Sleep advice

Sleep

Do schools destroy creativity?

Huh? Pardon? What did you say?

Could you be losing your hearing?

Sometimes, the early signs of hearing loss can be easy to miss. Many people don't realize that they've slowly been adjusting to a worsening hearing loss.

Could you be losing your hearing? Ask yourself these questions:
•Do people often tell you you're speaking too loud?

•Does everyone seem to be mumbling?

•Do you often ask people to repeat words?

•Have you been misunderstanding what people are saying?

•Do you have trouble hearing in crowded or noisy places, such as a busy restaurant?

•Do you tend to prefer one ear over the other when listening?

•Are you watching a person's lips or face closely as they're speaking to you?

•Are you turning up the TV, stereo, or radio louder than you used to?

•Do others complain that you've turned up the TV, stereo, or radio too loud?

•Do you have trouble hearing what people are saying on the phone?

•Are you straining to hear things?

•Do you find very low and very high sounds harder to hear?

•Have you been less social lately?

•Can you hear buzzing or ringing in your ears?

If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, talk to your doctor about having your hearing tested. Getting help early can help you reduce your risk of some types of hearing damage and cope with the damage that has already happened.

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"To save face, keep lower half closed." Confusius

Predictably Irrational with Dan Ariely

Chapter 6 – Procrastination

The influence of arousal

Chapter 5 – Predictably Irrational

Predictably Irrational

Chapter 4

Predictably Irrational

Chapter 3

More Predictably Irrational with Dan Ariely

I am an admirer of Dan Ariely and his work. This man who had proved to be as brilliant as he is resilant, survived a terrible event in which he was severely burnt and now he teaches us all with humour, humanity and insight.

Chapter 2