In which society is it easiest to get rich? Contrary to common belief, it is not countries like the US or the UK that create the highest number of rich people per capita, but Nordic social democracies like Norway and Sweden. Counter-intuitive as it may sound, high taxes, generous welfare states and strong unions makes a better environment for the people who wants to earn huge amounts of money, than free markets, low taxes, and minimal government intervention.
Author: Angela Wilcox
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Facing The Fear of Failure
What would you do if you knew you could not fail? In his talk, Caleb puts this question forward to the audience and emphasises that there is value in failure. Caleb talks about his journey of overcoming fear through his 40 days challenge, a project in which he takes on challenges that people deem impossible and documents it on Youtube, sharing his experiences with the world. Through this incredible journey, Caleb explains that fear of failure can stop us from pursuing what we are passionate about, and that facing our fears helps to develop courage, strength and character. Giving ourselves permission to fail frees us up to dream, it frees us to go for things you might never have dreamt of going for.
Caleb Meakins graduated from University with a Masters in Civil Engineering, however after winning the Social Enterprise Award at his University he decided to embark on a career trying to start businesses. He quickly realised the crippling effect of the fear of failure and launched My 40 Days; a social project that attempts to tackle the stigma attached to failing. The project has taken him to sports stadiums, red carpets and even earned him Milkround’s ‘Graduate of the Year’ award. Caleb now goes round the country speaking to companies, universities and schools.
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Finding your inner weirdo | Vaughan Rowsell
Vaughan’s idea is that society now in the modern world needs more weirdos and outliers to explore beyond the cultural norms.
Vaughan is the Founder of Vend, a cloud based retail software for small to medium retailers worldwide. The Vend team hold three core values dearly in their hearts; to delight retailers, to do the impossible, and to take care of one another.
Vaughan also co-founded OMG Tech! an initiative to encourage kids of all backgrounds, genders, and ages to get into technology. It not only covers coding, but all newly developed technology such as robots, drones, nanotech, teleportation and hover-boards. They give kids the chance to explore and get inspired by technology that they will be experts in ten years from now.
He dreams big and likes to set himself impossible challenges; whether it is cycling the length of New Zealand solo, running 1,000 kilometres, or building a $100M venture.
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The happy secret to better work
We believe that we should work to be happy, but could that be backwards? In this fast-moving and entertaining talk from TEDxBloomington, psychologist Shawn Achor argues that actually happiness inspires productivity.
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The Cost of Complication
Robert Duff is a psychologist and author focused on creating self-help resources written for “real people”. Jargon and unnecessarily complicated language almost lead to tragedy in his personal life and he describes how challenging yourself to use straightforward language provides unique opportunities to reach people.
Dr. Duff is a psychologist from Southern California that focuses on translating complex mental health issues into accessible formats for “real people.” He is the author of the Hardcore Self Help book series and the host of a podcast by the same name. In his day job, Dr. Duff practices psychotherapy and neuropsychological assessment out of a private practice in Camarillo, CA. Outside of work, he spends most of his time being silly with his family or playing video games.
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Listen To Your Own Voice
Amina shares personal stories that lead her to believe in the power of her own inner voice. She followed what she believed was right and succeeded in achieving her goals.
Born in Chicago, USA. Raised in Cairo, Egypt. A graduate of AUC, class of 2009. Now, a professional actress. Her most recent work was on the hit Ramadan series, “Grand Hotel” but Amina has been on the film scene for almost 6 years now. Away from work, Amina loves music, dogs, writing, cooking, and all what is art. She is now 28 years old.
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How I lost my identity but found my worth
The inevitability of change and transition is petrifying; our identity is constantly called into question as things end, begin, or shift. As a just-graduated college student and former D1 soccer player, the largest components of how Jeannie identified had been stripped, leaving her raw and exposed. However, it was only in that most vulnerable state, that she caught glimpses of the person she would become.Jeannie Woller graduated from Utah State University with a BS in English. She served as goalkeeper for Utah State University’s women’s soccer team and received numerous team, regional, and national accolades, both athletic and academic.
As an undergraduate, Jeannie participated in Ignite USU, a student speaker series held during Research Week. She was a 3-year member of USU’s Slam Poetry team, continuously striving to find a creative identity to pair with her overwhelmingly athletic one.
Jeannie works in Salt Lake City as a goalkeeper coach, a reading, and writing tutor, as well as an audio production Intern for a local storytelling event.
Jeannie wants you to forget all these facts about her, because her goal in life is to not continually introduce herself with her past successes, but instead as someone who wants to understand how the mind can connect with the voice in order to highlight individual and shared experiences. She is figuring out a way to make that her career.
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Become a Cereal Entreprenuer: The Air BnB Story
Air BnB, the popular online home-sharing site, has a valuation of $25 billion. Things weren’t always easy, and for its founders, it almost never happened. That was until they became “cereal entrepreneurs.”
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10 Healthy Morning Habits
Watch this video and learn of the 10 health morning habits that can help you with a stress free day….
