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TED Motivation — 58 episodes

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2:12 How I help free innocent people from prison | Ronald Sullivan

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On tennis, love and motherhood : Serena Williams and Gayle King

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Asking for help is a strength, not a weakness: Michele L. Sullivan

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The Fringe benefits of failure : J K Rawlings

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The surprising thing I learned sailing solo around the world

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How immigrant voices make democracy stronger : Sayu Bhojwani

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3 lessons on success from an Arab businesswoman: Leila Hoteit

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Carol Cohen: How to get back to work after a career break.

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Celeste Headlee: 10 ways to have a better conversation

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The danger of silence : Clint Smith

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Ash Beckham: When to take a stand -- and when to let it go

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Roxane Gay: Confessions of a bad feminist

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Kailash Satyarthi: How to make peace? Get angry

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Boniface Mwangi: The day I stood up alone

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Dave Isay: Everyone around you has a story the world needs to hear

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Joe Madiath: Better toilets, better life

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Why is India so filthy? The Ugly Indian

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Ben Saunders: To the South Pole and back — the hardest 105 days of my life

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Rosie King: How autism freed me to be myself

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Debra Jarvis: Yes, I survived cancer. But that doesn't define me

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Susan Etlinger: What do we do with all this big data?

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Eman Mohammed: The courage to tell a hidden story

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Zak Ebrahim: I am the son of a terrorist. Here's how I chose peace.

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Colin Grant: The son of a difficult father

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Isabel Allende: How to live passionately—no matter your age

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Why it pays to work hard - Richard St. John

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Renata Salecl: Our unhealthy obsession with choice

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Julian Treasure: How to speak so that people want to listen

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Ruth Chang: How to make hard choices

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Stella Young: I'm not your inspiration, thank you very much

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Elizabeth Gilbert: Success, failure and the drive to keep creating

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Mellody Hobson: Color blind or color brave?

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Anne-Marie Slaughter: Can we all "have it all"?

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McKenna Pope: Want to be an activist? Start with your toys

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Sheryl Sandberg: So we leaned in ... now what?

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Diana Nyad: Never, ever give up

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Kevin Breel: Confessions of a depressed comic

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Meg Jay: Why 30 is not the new 20

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Kid President: I think we all need a pep talk

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iO Tillett Wright: Fifty shades of gay

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Angela Patton: A father-daughter dance ... in prison

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Sue Austin: Deep sea diving … in a wheelchair

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Ben Saunders: Why bother leaving the house?

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Matt Killingsworth: Want to be happier? Stay in the moment

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Adam Garone: Healthier men, one moustache at a time

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Caitria and Morgan O’Neill: How to step up in the face of disaster

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Brené Brown: Listening to shame

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Susan Cain: The power of introverts

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Rory Sutherland: Perspective is everything

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Nancy Duarte: The secret structure of great talks

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A.J. Jacobs: How healthy living nearly killed me

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Sarah Kay: How many lives can you live?

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Amy Purdy: Living beyond limits

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Mark Bezos: A life lesson from a volunteer firefighter

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Roger Ebert: Remaking my voice

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Brene Brown: The power of vulnerability

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Alain de Botton: A kinder, gentler philosophy of success

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Becky Blanton: The year I was homeless