Vanessa Van Edwards: You are contagious -

Dig into the science of people-skills as Vanessa Van Edwards explains just how out in the open our emotions really are and how those around us not only feel and see them, they actually catch them.

Mark Rober: The super mario effect- tricking your braiN...

The best Ted Talk out there on life-gamification, good for all ages. Rober's unique blend of science, social experiment, and play is inspiring and addictive. Warning- you might get hooked on his YouTube channel if you like to learn!

Patrick Lencioni: Are you and Ideal Team Player?

Pat Lencioni has written several books on teamwork for both the workplace and in the home. This video gives the three simple virtues for a successful team: Humility, Hunger, and Smarts.

Shawn Achor: The Happy Secret to Better Work

Shawn Achor, an author and speaker, is known for pushing the envelope of POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY. He is awesome

Kim Scott: Radical Candor

Good communication is the cornerstone of a good relationship; Care personally, Challenge directly, and communicate directly!

Brené Brown: Listening to Shame

Vulnerability, Shame, and Blame... this is the expert!

Eduardo Briceño: Get Better at the Things You Care About

Eduardo Briceño reveals a simple way to think about getting better at the things you do, The performance zone and the learning zone... and how to make them work for you

Kelly McGonigal

From the author of The Upside of Stress, a solid talk on how our mindset around stress can either help or hurt us... and is within our power.

Celeste Headlee: 10 ways to have a better conversation

Conversation skills are not something we are taught in school. In this talk, Celeste explains, extremely clearly, the art of conversing, hearing people, and building connections.

Dr. Stewart Brown: Play is more than fun

PLAY! No really, go out and play. Find your inner child and let them out. At any age, play is incredibly important... and FUN. Dr. Brown explains the science behind this fact. I also highly recommend his book: Play.

Casey brown: know your worth, and then ask for it

Casey beautifully explains how knowing your worth is half of the battle in getting/making what you are worth. The other half is being able to ask for it in a confident and secure way.

Brené Brown: The power of vulnerability

Honestly, anything written/spoken by this woman is amazing, but let's start with the one thing we, as humans, need in order to truly absorb all we can out of this life: Vulnerability.

Laura Vanderkam: How to gain control of your free time

You want to get the most out of your day... every day? It takes a little planning and effort, but it is completely doable! Laura's talk is a great start to grabbing ahold of your schedule as the first step in better time management.

ROBERT WALDINGER: WHAT MAKES A GOOD LIFE? LESSONS FROM...

If you are a fan of scientific research and human habits, you will love this talk! This is the outcome of a 75 year long study that spans 4 generations. The findings could help remedy the sad fact that 1 in every 5 people are lonely.

Tim Urban: Inside the mind of a master procrastinator

This talk is a little longer... a procrastinator's dream ;)

Time Urban is hilarious, personal, and has a great visual for seeing what is going on during an internal struggle of procrastination. I highly recommend all of his Ted talks!