Inspirational - Do the Imposible

This week's inspirational post is a TEDx talk by Criox Sather.  Croix ran across the country giving inspirational talks to at-risk groups and tells the story in this talk.  Enjoy!



Link at YouTube.Com:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy9aj-dr118

Let's Try Emotional Correctness

I love this inspiring TED Talk from Sally Kohn.  I'm aware that people I love and respect have very different political views, and sometimes mussel myself to avoid stress.  Sally calls for Emotional Correctness, which I take to be the intersection of Political Correctness and Emotional Intelligence.

Great job Sally!




Ted.com link:  http://www.ted.com/talks/sally_kohn_let_s_try_emotional_correctness.html

Looking Past Limits

This week's inspirational post is Caroline Casey's (no relation) TED Talk "Looking Past Limits"

Can't say more for risk of spoilers . . .

Enjoy

Tools: The Power Pose

Today's Tool tip is the "Power Pose."  I learned this from Amy Cuddy's Ted Talk (find it here).  Holding a "Power Pose for two minutes makes you more confident and capable.  Here is the "Superman" (Amy uses "Wonder Woman - but . . . . . )

Superman (AKA Wonder Woman) Pose
Try it!  2 Minutes!

 

My favorite is sitting at my desk, leaning back, and locking my fingers together behind my head.  Two minutes is a great mental break, and Amy assures us that only good things come from this exercise.

 

P O W E R !

 

Try it!

 



Powerful PMs - Amy Cuddy's TED Talk

This post points you to an awesome TED talk by Amy Cuddy.  The talk is called "Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are."

Key take away is - "We are influenced by our non-verbals (Body Language)."

Note:  Priceless story starts at about 16:00 - but watch the whole thing (21:03) it is well worth your time


Great talk!  Told you so . . .

Link to the Ted Talk Video:
http://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are.html

Work Life Balance - Nigel Marsh' TED Talk

This is a good one on Work Life Balance . . .

Motivation

During the Joys of Engineering Leadership Video that I linked last week - they mentioned a tech talk by Dan Pink.  I found and watched that TED Talk and recommend it to all project managers.  Here is the video:

Double Click to view in YouTube

There is also a "Fast Drawing" version of this talk from RSA - Find the link after the break . . .