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Published: Dec 2015
     

Amy Purdy: Living beyond limits 

 
Amy Purdy has been through hardships that most of us will never face -- or can even fathom. But what makes her story so incredible is not that fact that she lived a "normal" childhood and spent her high school years as a passionate artist and snowboarder, then traumatically lost both her legs at age 19, but how she has persevered, taking implausible challenges and rising above them.
 
 
 
 
 
   
   
   
 

 
time 9:36
 
 
Published: May 2018
     
 

This Is Why You're Not Happy

 
 
 Matthew McConaughey: A motivational speech on why we are not happy!
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 

 
 
Published: Mar 2012
 
time 9:28
 
 

The power of introverts | Susan Cain

   
 
In a culture where being social and outgoing are prized above all else, it can be difficult, even shameful, to be an introvert. But, as Susan Cain argues in this passionate talk, introverts bring extraordinary talents and abilities to the world, and should be encouraged and celebrated.
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 

 
time 19:04
 
 
Published: Feb 2016
 
 
 

Singing Without Sound

 
 
Mandy Harvey is a singer-songwriter working on her fourth album. She was studying music in college when she lost her hearing. She sings by feeling vibrations in the floor, and by using the muscle memory of her vocal cords to sing notes.
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 

 
time 3:02
 
 
Published: Jun 2016
 
 

What reality are you creating for yourself?

 
Reality isn't something you perceive; it's something you create in your mind. Isaac Lidsky learned this profound lesson firsthand, when unexpected life circumstances yielded valuable insights. In this introspective, personal talk, he challenges us to let go of excuses, assumptions and fears, and accept the awesome responsibility of being the creators of our own reality.
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 

 
time: 11:05
 
             
             
         
       
             
           

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