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Potential
A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Potential.
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Video playlists about Potential
4 talks
How to understand your inner potential
No one takes the same life path to personal success. These talks can help you examine and identify the unique passions and perspectives that make you, you.
10 talks
Talks for when you want to start a business
Ever dreamed of starting your own business? These talks can help get your idea off the ground.
10 talks
Talks to help you shake off rejection
Everyone faces rejection, sometimes on repeat. These speakers experienced a barrage of ‘no’s, but were able to push past the disappointment and keep on going. May their resilience inspire you.
7 talks
The creative spark
What makes us create and innovate? Here, wildly creative thinkers share ideas and insights into what kindles genius.
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Talks about Potential
05:12
Adetayo Bamiduro
Africa's path to clean mobility -- driven by motorcycles
5 minutes 12 seconds
11:15
Joel Baraka
The board game getting kids excited about school
11 minutes 15 seconds
17:20
Angélique Kidjo and Femi Oke
Why joy is a state of mind
17 minutes 20 seconds
13:53
Will Guidara
The secret ingredients of great hospitality
13 minutes 53 seconds
10:13
Emily Jaenson
6 tips for building your confidence
10 minutes 13 seconds
07:56
Temie Giwa-Tubosun
The funding gap in start-up investing
7 minutes 56 seconds
09:52
Kevin Kelly
The future will be shaped by optimists
9 minutes 52 seconds
12:45
Brittany K. Barnett
The creativity, innovation and ingenuity languishing in US prisons
12 minutes 45 seconds
20:49
ZigZag
Step 1: The Pulse
20 minutes 49 seconds
10:56
Noeline Kirabo
2 questions to uncover your passion -- and turn it into a career
10 minutes 56 seconds
07:50
Anindya Kundu
The "opportunity gap" in US public education -- and how to close it
7 minutes 50 seconds
10:53
Ipsita Dasgupta
To challenge the status quo, find a "co-conspirator"
10 minutes 53 seconds
12:50
Rose M. Mutiso
How to bring affordable, sustainable electricity to Africa
12 minutes 50 seconds
10:59
Shannon Lee
What Bruce Lee can teach us about living fully
10 minutes 59 seconds
16:06
Albert-László Barabási
The real relationship between your age and your chance of success
16 minutes 6 seconds
02:03
Robert Frost
"The Road Not Taken"
2 minutes 3 seconds
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