Success
The first step in success? Figuring out what success means to you. Watch TED Talks about success, motivation, goal-setting and achievement.
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Work smarter
This isn't traditional business advice. These talks offer unconventional, and uncommonly useful, advice on leading, working and making the most of each day.
A better you
Ready for a change? These well-researched (and heartfelt) talks offer ideas and inspiration for all aspects of your life, from creativity to vulnerability, from competitive sports to collaborative games.
What makes you happy?
Everyone wants to be happy. But how, exactly, does one go about it? Here, psychologists, journalists, Buddhist monks and more gives answers that may surprise.
How to be a great leader
What makes a great leader? These TED Talks offer surprising, nuanced approaches on how to inspire and empower others to do their very best.
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The science of setting goals
How to make New Year’s resolutions that actually work out this time. It’s the time of year when optimism strikes anew and we think to ourselves: our New Year’s resolutions will ...
6 thinkers whose depressing ideas will make you feel better
We are absurdly anxious about success, says popular philosopher Alain de Botton (TED Talk: Alain de Botton: A kinder, gentler philosophy of success). In his talk from 2009, he s...TED Books
Episode: Success
Success has become synonymous with financial wealth, influence and status. But can we define success in another way – one that welcomes a broader range of accomplishment? It may not be as obvious as you think. In this hour, TED speakers share ideas for what makes us successful. Listen now