The following are 8 motivational TED Talks all college and college-bound students should watch before classes resume in September.  SlideShare prepared by Avery Eisenreich.

1. 8 Motivational TED Talks for College Students
The following are 8 motivational TED Talks all college and college-bound students
should watch before classes resume in September.
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2. 1. The Power of Introverts
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Susan Cain is an American writer and
lecturer. In this inspiring TED Talk for
post-secondary students, she argues
that universities are designed to be
social in nature. She also points out
that introverts should not give in to
the pressure to fit in and try to
become an extrovert. By caving into
peer pressure, Cain believes that
others around introverted students
miss out on the wonderful things that
introverts have to offer.
Susan Cain

3. 2. Try Something New for 30 Days
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Matt Cutts is an American software
engineer, who headed the web spam team
at Google between 2004 and 2014. In this
powerful TED Talk, Cutts discusses his
decision to follow the suggestion of Morgan
Sporlock, an American Philosopher, and try
something new every 30 days. Some of the
30 day challenges he endeavored in:
walking at least 10,000 steps a day, biking
to work, and not drinking coffee. Some of
the main benefits of doing the 30 day
challenges, he argues, are that time slows
down and life becomes more motivating.
Matt Cutts

4. 3. Dare to Disagree
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Margaret Heffernan is an entrepreneur,
CEO, writer and keynote speaker. In this
TED Talk, she discusses the benefits of
conflict for businesses - the collaborative
kind. For her, conflict is a form of thinking
as well as a driver of change. Unfortunately
it is notably absent from the business
world because executives are afraid of
embracing it. If we are to get the most out
of our people we must allow them to
develop the skills they require, she argues,
we’ve got to encourage and engage in
constrictive conflict.
Margaret Heffernan

5. 4. Success is a Continuous Journey Speaker
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Richard St. John is a prominent Marketer &
Success analyst. In this brilliant TED Talk
that is applicable for college students and
entrepreneurs alike, Richard St. John tells
us that the road to success is not a one-way
street, it is a continuous journey. He shows
his own business ups and downs to
illustrate his key message. “When you stop
trying, you fail.”
Richard St. John

6. 5. Technology and Social Revolution
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In this TED Talk, Apple Inc. co-founder and
tech pioneer Steve 'Woz' Wozniak
challenges post-secondary students to
become disruptors--to think for
themselves, question the world around
them, come up with innovative and original
ideas that have competitive advantages,
and break the mold of the status quo.
Steve ‘Woz’ Wozniak

7. 6. The Key to Success? Grit
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Leaving behind a career in consulting,
Angela Lee Duckworth accepted a job as a
math teacher to seventh graders in a New
York public school. It was here that she
realized that IQ was not the only thing that
differentiated successful students from
those that struggled to make the grade. In
this TED Talks video, Angela Lee
Duckworth explains her theory of "grit" as
a means to finding ones success.
Angela Lee Duckworth

8. 7. How to Make Stress Your Friend
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Stress and College are synonymous for
Kelly McGonigal, a health psychologist.
Stress is unavoidable in college, but how
you handle it can make all the difference,
she argues. In the TED Talk, McGoningal
urges college students to see stress as a
positive, and introduces us to a silent
mechanism for stress reduction.
Kelly McGonigal

9. 8. The Life-Long Learner
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Ben Dunlap is an American author and
academic, who was the president of
Wofford College from July 2000 to 2013. In
this TED Talk, he emphasizes the
importance of being a life-long learner. By
sharing stories of past greats, he got to
some bewildering insight into how to
become a great leader. The video provides
excellent tips for entrepreneurs and college
students on how to stay ahead of the game.
Ben Dunlap

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