Words that uplift and empower | Creative Experiences and Art by Joy Adan
It is truly humbling to watch someone so young and brilliant putting their curiosity and knowledge to better the world of others. Ann Makoksinski was 15 years old when she delivered this TedX talk about an invention that uses natural energy to create light for her pen pal in the Philippines, enabling her to study at night.
This is not at all what I had expected to hear when I began watching this video, but I’m so glad to have come across it and hope to do the bit I can to help Jennifer Robinson in her fight to free West Papua.
I’m finding it really interesting that the social science behind the talks I’ve come across in the past couple of weeks have reinforced the messages I would have heard growing up in a Christian environment. This one on vulnerability and the need to accept – nay, embrace – the hardships and uncertainties of life reminds me of one basic principle so often forgotten in a world so hard-bent on making
Leadership. It’s a word that’s bandied around a lot, especially of late. It was referred to repeatedly during the Federal Election, I’ve read it in several articles this week thanks to the media coverage of the US Government shut down, and I’ve even heard it used (albeit loosely) to describe the likes of Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber (though admittedly in each of these cases I can’t really account for
This one biological change can be the difference between one stress-induced heart attack at 50 and living well into your 90s. I am well aware of the negative impact that stress can have on my health. When it is not dealt with well, stress can increase the negative impact of any illness – from the common cold to cancer. Kelly McGonigal’s talk makes me realise the power of mind over
This week’s TED talk was screened during a leadership training course I attended recently. So powerful – yet simple! – is this 7 minute talk I actually felt a lump in my throat as I fought back tears. Drew Dudley: Everyday leadership #TED : In that moment when everyone was laughing I knew that I shouldn’t quit, I knew I was where I was supposed to be and I knew
