This is for the students in your family. But the principles apply for anyone with a dream. The key is to flash forward — look at what it will take to win — then fill in the blanks with the … Continue reading
May 8, 2014
Category Archives: TED
Get Out of Your Comfort Zone
Today’s world is not a smooth, easy space. There is disruption everywhere — thus, an apt theme and headline for this year’s TEDxSMU, the third and most satisfying event yet. If you decry upheaval and cling to the familiarity of the past, you … Continue reading
December 8, 2011
Where Will the Journey Lead?
It’s a New Year. Will you continue on the same journey? Or will the journey inspire a new path? This was a theme of many presenters at the second TEDxSMU October confab – all high achievers in pursuit of a worthy goal. But pay … Continue reading
January 1, 2011
High/Low Impresarios
The irony is too delicious to resist. We’ve had a festa of fabulosity in Dallas. The high-minded, help-the-world extravaganza of TEDxSMU events throughout town. And on the eve of the main Saturday TED session at the Wyly Theater, the impresarios of low-brow humor … Continue reading
October 19, 2010
What Will Change Everything?
What ignites a civilization? A magic combination of ideas and implementation. People with the belief that boundaries can be removed and extended. Hope and fervor for something better. Ways to look beyond the borders and limitations of our day-to-day existence. Innovations … Continue reading
October 14, 2009
TEDxSMU – Work/Life Mastery Imperative
When I read that a local version of TED was coming to Dallas via SMU, I applied for one of the coveted participant slots. This began my involvement with the most noteworthy thought leadership organization in the world! The application … Continue reading
July 27, 2009