10 Top TEDx Talks You Don't Want To Miss
- Oct 11, 2021
- 6 min read
Updated: Oct 20, 2021
Brainz Magazine
Do you feel that you are stomping your feet in everyday life? Has your personal development slowed down? Have you not yet achieved your goals for 2021? Or do you need new motivation and inspiration? Brainz Magazine has put together 10 of the best TEDx talks just for you! Inspirational speech that addresses everything from coaching, business, to the practice of mindfulness. They are both educational, touching, and fun. These 10 TEDx talk videos are the perfect source of inspiration to take small steps towards living your best life and fulfilling your dreams!
How to discover your "why" in difficult times - Simon Sinek
Watch Simon's TEDx Talk here!
What has the coronavirus pandemic taught us about ourselves and our relationships? In a deeply personal and wide-ranging conversation, leadership expert Simon Sinek shares his own experience caring for his mental health as the world shut down.
He discusses why we need to nurture friendships (in both good times and bad), explains why anyone can be a leader -- and reveals the secret to discovering your "why" in life. (This virtual conversation, hosted by head of TED Chris Anderson, was part of an exclusive TED Membership event. Visit ted.com/membership to become a TED Member.)
Watch Kimberly's TEDx Talk here!
Social media usage is constantly on the rise. In fact, Facebook has almost 3 billion users worldwide. So many people use social media - so why is it that social media is also a leading cause of depression and anxiety in many age groups? Well, a lot of content that is posted is not 100% truthful. There are people out there who hide behind their computers to make vicious comments and set unrealistic standards for other users. In this TedX Talk, I’m going to share with you how I decided to reclaim social media and use it for good in my business. I challenged myself and set goals to use these online platforms to make an impact and encourage others to do the same. You will hear me talk about some alarming statistics that social media has brought on to pre-teens and teenagers, but you will also see me shouting out some people on social media who use it to lift others up, express their vulnerability, and show genuinity for themselves and others. The way it SHOULD be!
Kimberly Olson’s most prominent and resounding advice to women learning to build their personal brand from the ground up is to, “Learn. Implement. Take action. That is how you will crush your goals and set your soul on fire.”
Own Your Story, Change Your Life - Karen McDermott
Watch Karen's TEDx Talk here!
Karen is a publisher, author, Law of Attraction Practitioner and believes passionately in the power of storytelling. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.
The skill of self-confidence - Dr. Ivan Joseph
Watch Ivan's TEDx Talk here!
Dr. Ivan Joseph was the Athletic Director and head coach of the Varsity Soccer team at Ryerson University. Today he is the VP: Students at Wilfrid Laurier University and Head Coach of the Guyana Football Federation's Women's soccer team heading into the World Cup qualifiers.
Dr. Joseph is often asked what skills he is searching for as a recruiter: is it speed? Strength? Agility? In Dr. Joseph's TEDx Talk, he explores self-confidence and how it is not just the most important skill in athletics, but in our lives.
Professionalism is Destroying Creativity - Rachel Pedersen
Watch Rachel's TEDx Talk here!
We live in a society that emphasizes corporate language, etiquette, and blazers. Sure, we’re training up the next workforce to become professionals… But at what cost? Also known as “The Queen of Social Media”, Rachel Pedersen is the Founder & CEO of an award-winning social media marketing agency, The Viral Touch, and the Founder & CEO of Social Media United. Rachel is a top social media marketer and consultant, worldwide viral sensation, leading authority on story-telling through social media and Facebook ads. Rachel’s journey began in 2016 while working in her 9-5 (actually, it was an 8-5) day job. Within 6 months she replaced her income and built a clientele that she loved working with.
How to Become a Millionaire in 3 Years - Daniel Ally
Watch Daniel's TEDx Talk here!
When most people say they want to be a millionaire, they’re really saying that they want to spend one million dollars. Besides winning the lotto or inheriting money, you’ll learn three key elements used by the most successful people who have ever lived. You’ll not only be able to learn how to become a millionaire, but you’ll learn the real reason of why it helps our society to alleviate poverty. This valuable session offers the solutions that you’ll need to be successful for the rest of your life, whether you want to be a millionaire or not.
Change your mindset, change the game - Dr. Alia Crum
Watch Dr. Crum's TEDx Talk here!
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Dr. Crum says the biggest game-changer is “YOU, by harnessing the power of your mind." She explores scientific results that show the influence of the mindset on the body, and how changing the subjective mindset produced different outcomes. Dr. Crum's work is inspired in part by the placebo effect, and has implications that stretch far beyond the realm of medicine.
Dr. Crum is a professor, psychologist, and researcher investigating how mindsets affect health and behavior. Dr. Crum's research focuses on how changes in subjective mindsets—the lenses through which information is perceived, organized, and interpreted—can alter objective reality through behavioral, psychological, and physiological mechanisms. Her work is, in part, inspired by research on the placebo effect, a notable and consistent demonstration of the ability of the mindset to elicit healing properties in the body. She is interested in understanding how mindsets affect important outcomes outside the realm of medicine, in the domains of behavioral health and organizational behavior.
To be different is good - Jon Jandai
Watch Jon's TEDx Talk here!
Jon Jandai is foremost a farmer, secondly a widely known earthen builder in Thailand. He is from Yasothorn province in Thailand and has been farming all of his life. He also began building earthen homes on his family farm in 1997. He began doing workshops on earthen building in 2002, initially traveling the country and voluntarily teaching farmers, villager groups, and NGO, creating what is now a widespread earthen building movement in Thailand. He co-founded Pun Pun in July 2003 and is most interested in preserving our heritage in seeds.
After watching this, your brain will not be the same - Lara Boyd
Watch Lara's TEDx Talk here!
In a classic research-based TEDx Talk, Dr. Lara Boyd describes how neuroplasticity gives you the power to shape the brain you want. Our knowledge of the brain is evolving at a breathtaking pace, and Dr. Lara Boyd is positioned at the cutting edge of these discoveries. In 2006, she was recruited by the University of British Columbia to become the Canada Research Chair in Neurobiology and Motor Learning. Since that time she has established the Brain Behaviour Lab, recruited and trained over 40 graduate students, published more than 80 papers and been awarded over $5 million in funding. Dr. Boyd’s efforts are leading to the development of novel, and more effective, therapeutics for individuals with brain damage, but they are also shedding light on broader applications. By learning new concepts, taking advantage of opportunities, and participating in new activities, you are physically changing who you are, and opening up a world of endless possibilities.
The surprising secret to speaking with confidence - Caroline Goyder
Watch Caroline's TEDx Talk here!
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. In this fun and personal talk, Caroline shares a story of moving from stage paralysis to expressive self. Accompanied by an unusual prop, she encourages us to use our voice as an instrument and really find the confidence within. Caroline Goyder is an author and voice coach, with a lifelong curiosity in the question of how we find the courage to think for ourselves: aloud. Caroline trained as an actor, and then as a voice coach at Central School of Speech and Drama (CSSD), where she worked for ten years. She now runs a business that helps people find confidence and calm in the theatre of life. Caroline is the author of Gravitas: Communicate with Confidence, Influence and Authority (Ebury) and can be found on Twitter @carolinegoyder
