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The power of second chances | Reece Placid | TEDxScarisbrick
TEDx Talks· 2025-10-27 15:45
[Music] What does second chances look like and mean to you as you sit here today. Well, I'm going to show you what second chances means and looks like to me. So, as you can see in the picture behind me, that's me when I was about five or six years of age.And if you look carefully, you can see me doing a hand sign. That hand sign was the area code of the area I lived in. I faced two big traumas at a very young age.One of them was my friend TJ. He was sadly murdered. The car hit him.As he flew into the sky an ...
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Bloomberg· 2025-10-27 08:40
RT Bloomberg Live (@BloombergLive)"Innovation with integrity and progress with purpose," @MITIMalaysia's Tengku Zafrul Aziz closes #BBGAsean.⏯️ https://t.co/7cCh7Je2Lf https://t.co/WZISBq53pv ...
The Fine Line Between a Hallucination and a Vision | Yele Aluko | TEDxWakeForestU
TEDx Talks· 2025-10-24 15:19
your subtitle to your book he or your message loud and clear. Thanks for letting your light shine for us. That's wonderful.Uh we're going to end tonight with with our sixth and final speaker, Dr. . Al. He is an interventional and structural cardiologist and is the first fellowship trained African-American in this specialty in all of North and South Carolina.He's the chief medical officer for uh America's EY, but he does more than tackle uh heart problems. He uh boldly confronts uh issues of health care writ ...
From Survivor to Strength: The Power of Getting Untangled | Tiffany Monaye | TEDxHagerstownWomen
TEDx Talks· 2025-10-23 15:39
Core Message - The speech emphasizes resilience and healing from trauma, particularly domestic violence [1][2][3][4][5][6] - It highlights the importance of self-acceptance and truth-telling as key steps in overcoming past experiences [3][4] - The speech encourages individuals to find purpose and use their experiences to help others [5][6] Key Themes - Acknowledging and validating the experiences of survivors of abuse and those who have made regrettable decisions [1] - Emphasizing that past mistakes or experiences do not define an individual's worth or potential [2][6] - Promoting the idea that healing is possible and involves finding safe spaces, support, and spiritual practices [4] Actionable Insights - Encouraging self-reflection and honesty as a means of untangling from past trauma [3] - Highlighting the importance of purpose in moving forward and using one's experiences to inspire others [5] - Reinforcing the message that it is never too late to rise, love, lead, and live in one's purpose [6]
The Transformational Power of Yes | Nicole A. Bailey | TEDxHagerstownWomen
TEDx Talks· 2025-10-23 15:39
I have three favorite letters from the alphabet, Y, E, and S. Now singularly they may not seem very powerful but when they're combined collectively and strategically they become a very powerful word. I want to take you back in time for a moment.The year is 2021 and the world is still experiencing a global pandemic. I like many other people was trying to figure out what's next. What will the next few months be like.Will we continue to live like this. When will we return back to normal. Many people had been f ...
How social wealth can transform your career | Nisaini Rexach | TEDxChicago
TEDx Talks· 2025-10-22 16:18
Career Development & Networking - Building a career is not solely based on credentials but on relationships rooted in trust and purpose, referred to as "social wealth" [4] - Every encounter is an interview where people assess trustworthiness and potential for collaboration [9] - Investing time intentionally in relationships yields bigger returns [10] - Opportunities are a return on relationships maintained consistently [14] - A strong network underwrites future opportunities [15] Personal Growth & Mentorship - During any career pivot or growth season, presence is key, requiring industry awareness and continuous self-investment [7] - Paying it forward by giving mentees real roles and debriefing experiences creates a ripple effect [11][13] - Social wealth is reciprocal, benefiting both the giver and receiver [12] - Inviting someone into a room and giving them a real role is a valuable investment [12][13] Branding & Perception - One's brand is present even when they are not physically in the room [6]
How to talk about inheritance (without talking about money) | Emily Bouchard | TEDxSan Diego Studio
TEDx Talks· 2025-10-21 17:01
[Music] [Applause] On a Saturday morning when I was 14, my mom, who was 44 at the time, was cleaning across the all from my room when she called out in pain from a terrible headache. 10 days later, she was pronounced dead. After the funeral, relatives descended on our home and they started taking her belongings.They took her clothes, they took her jewelry, they took her momentos, and as her only daughter, I had no idea what she would have wanted me to have. We never talked about it. Watching parts of her le ...
How Curiosity Became My Most Powerful Coding Tool | Aryan Irani | TEDxGEA Youth
TEDx Talks· 2025-10-20 15:47
When I was 15 and a half, I felt like I knew nothing. And for the first time, I realized that was okay. It was 2019.I was a student barely out of school, eyes wide open, heart full of ambition, but no idea where to begin. Then co happened and like for the most of you, the world stopped. But internally, something started moving.I was never a writer. Definitely not a technical writer. Okay.I was never a writer. definitely not a technical writer but I read a book a self-help book and my parents suggested that ...
The Weight I Let Go Of Wasn’t Just on the Scale | Ina Silva Rodriguez | TEDxColegio Maya Youth
TEDx Talks· 2025-10-20 15:41
[Music] I used to think discipline meant control. Control over my food, my body, my workouts, my life. Every calorie was a battle. Every skipped workout was a failure.And for a long time I thought this was strength. People even praised me for it, for my willpower, my dedication. But what no one saw was that that discipline was quietly destroying me.How I was disappearing not just physically but emotionally, mentally and socially. It started small. A skipped meal here, an extra run there.At first, it felt em ...