15 of the most inspirational, tear-jerking and downright beautiful TED talks out there.
via 15 TED Talks That Will Change Your Life | Mashable.
A great list of TED talks. My favourites on the list are talks 3. Elizabeth Gilbert: Your Elusive Creative Genius and 13. Andrew Solomon: Love, No Matter What.
In our professional lives, mentors make a difference. Whether you’re looking for that promotion or need help starting your own business, mentorship can often be the key ingredient to success.
But don’t just take my word for it — statistics also prove the benefit of having a great mentor. Professionals who have mentors make between $5,610 and $22,450 more annually than those on their own.
In today’s digitally-connected world, it’s easier than ever to connect with the movers and shakers in your industry and solicit advice and mentorship. So how do you use social media tools to find the mentor your business needs? And what’s the etiquette for using tools like Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn to connect? Let’s take a look.
For the full article see: How Social Media is Changing Mentorship | Mashable.
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Procrastination is something that everyone deals with. It’s hard to place too much blame on ourselves though, as the internet offers an unlimited amount of alternatives to doing our work. Since that’s the case, what are some proven ways to combat procrastination? Let’s take a look!
via Six Scientifically Supported Ways to Crush Procrastination | Mashable | Bidsketch.
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Great article furthering the introvert vs. extrovert commentary.
Ever since Carl Jung first started giving people their personality types, there’s been a divide between the introvert and extrovert camps. It’s possible to bridge that gap, though. Here’s how to coexist with different personality types.
via How Introverts and Extroverts Can Peacefully Coexist | LifeHacker.
See also: Susan Cain: The power of introverts | TED Talks and Quiet: The Power of Introverts – By Susan Cain.
5 critical ways to determine reliably and effectively if you should change careers, and once you get hip to these signs, you’ll be able to answer for yourself in a heartbeat, “Should I stay or should I go?”
via 5 Ways To Tell If You Need A Career Change | Forbes.
A few years ago, I made the decision to leave a great career that paid very well and go back to school. It was a great decision for my personal growth, although it was hard to leave the people I worked with – they were the best part of the job. Reading this article I can say I met 4 out of the 5 critical signs that it was time to leave. I found that just because you are really great at doing something doesn’t equate to actual enjoyment and satisfaction.
Branding yourself has become more important than ever.
Employers often now turn to Google to search for potential employees and interns. Unfortunately, typing someone’s first and last name into Google does not always guarantee a result of accurate content, and that is the exact reason that BrandYourself.com was created.
See the full article: BrandYourself: A Positive Move for Your Online Reputation | Information Space
We’ve all hit that point where we can’t figure out exactly what we really want to do with our lives. It can come when you’re 18 or when you’re 50, and it’s always a difficult process to work through. It’s not hopeless, though! Here are a few ways to help you figure it out.
via Four Ways to Figure Out What You Really Want to Do with Your Life | LifeHacker
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Giving young girls an education has such a huge impact in developing countries that you need to see it to believe it. A new film called Girl Rising shows how education affects nine girls from nine countries–with some help from Meryl Streep.
CNN will be broadcasting Girl Rising June 16 & June 22. Check out the Girl Rising trailer website.
10×10 (Educate Girls: Change the World) is “a global action campaign for educating girls.” There will be a companion curriculum launched on October 11, 2013, The International Day of the Girl. The curriculum will be free of charge and educators can fill out a form to be notified when the curriculum is available.
There is also the 10×10 Book Club with toolkits for book clubs for two specific books so far (they will be adding more), as well as young adult and middle grade toolkits.
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