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Goals

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Goals.

Video playlists about Goals

How to get into a work-from-home mindset

Home is where the heart is ... but how do you make room for the office? Draw expert advice from these talks to help you stay productive, achieve work-life balance and gain professional confidence as a remote employee.

A decade in review

Sayonara 2010s! Enjoy this look back on which popular TED Talks caught our attention from 2010 to 2019.

How to survive following your passions

So, you've decided to pursue your dreams. Go you! It'll be hard work, but well worth the effort. Throughout your quest, let these TED Talks reinvigorate your sense of purpose when times get tough.

How passion becomes purpose

Be inspired to find the work you love to do with these TED Talks full of passion and zeal.

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Talks about Goals

Ayelet Fishbach

How to set the right goals and stay motivated

Andrew Miki

Are your coping mechanisms healthy?

Allyson Felix

The Olympic spirit — and how you can tap into it

Emmanuel Acho

Why you should stop setting goals (yes, really)

Mark Mortensen

Is remote work better than being in the office? It's complicated

Sheryl Lee Ralph

A 3-step guide to believing in yourself

Ayelet Fishbach

4 proven ways to kick your procrastination habit

ReThinking with Adam Grant

How free solo climber Alex Honnold faces fear

ReThinking with Adam Grant

Why you should forget about setting goals

Riley Moynes

How to squeeze all the juice out of retirement

Tameka Montgomery

5 parenting tips for raising resilient, self-reliant kids

Cordae

How a "Hi Level" mindset helps you realize your potential

Bevy Smith

How to discover your authentic self -- at any age

Olivia Affuso

3 ways community creates a healthy life

Adam Grant

How to stop languishing and start finding flow

Meg Jay

Essential questions to ask your future self

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Exclusive articles about Goals

How a simple if/then ritual can help you reach your goals

We all have important things we want to accomplish, but there are so many distractions and stumbling blocks that may get in our way. Here, writer Bina Venkataraman shares a startlingly easy strategy to use to defeat future challenges.

Posted Nov 2019

9 creative New Year’s resolutions

Feel like you start the new year ready to reinvent your life, only to find that, a month later, you’ve given up on everything and are living a life that’s totally indistinguishable from last year?

Posted Dec 2017

Want to help your resolutions stick? Make this one-word change

Psychologist Susan David explains why a simple switch from “I must go to the gym three times a week” to “I want to go to the gym three times a week” can put your goal within reach.

Posted Dec 2017

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