Best Personal Development Videos
~ Happiness and Wellbeing ~
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Martin Seligman on Positive Psychology
In this TED talk Martin Seligman, the founder of positive psychology and the author of Authentic Happiness and Learned Optimism, looks at ways healthy people can lead happier, more engaged, and more meaningful lives. While Seligman acknowledges that psychology has done a pretty good job over the past 50 years of making miserable people feel less miserable, he shows that there is a whole other realm of positive psychology which he and a group of other psychologists are only beginning to study. Seligman tells some of his findings on what contributes to healthy states of mind and what fosters genius. Going beyond the conventional, pleasure-seeking form of happiness, Seligman points to practices that truly give life meaning.
Byron Katie
Katie is a gem, as you see. Personal growth made simple and direct, like reality is. More at The Work.
Nic Marks: The Happy Planet Index
Statistician Nic Marks asks why we measure a nation's success by its productivity -- instead of by the happiness and well-being of its people. He introduces the Happy Planet Index, which tracks national well-being against resource use (because a happy life doesn't have to cost the earth). Which countries rank highest in the HPI? You might be surprised. More information about Nic Marks and his work.
The Importance of Conflict in Your Life
Because stories work just like life does: they're only satisfying when our hero encounters and trumps conflict. Conflict is what makes a hero - what allows him (or her) to discover who he is and what he's made of. There's no happy ending without it. You can use conflict to achieve your storybook ending as well! It's only when we run away from it that it can defeat us. Chris Cade shows us how...
Bias Bingo: How Cognitive Bias Generates Belief
This demonstration represents how virtually all religious beliefs are generated. Basic human cognitive bias is brazenly exploited, while objective skepticism is frowned upon or ignored. Because the entire process is inherently manipulative and dishonest, such activity only serves as evidence against the integrity of religious beliefs.
Also see:
Psychology of Belief I: Informational Influence
Psychology of Belief II: Informational Influence
Psychology of Belief III: Informational Influence
Try it on Everything!
A startling new discovery that combines Ancient Chinese Acupressure and Modern Psychology is giving people around the world the emotional and physical freedom they've always wanted... our body is more powerful than you can imagine… filled with life, energy, and a compelling ability for self-healing. With Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), you can take control of that power.
Introduction to The Sedona Method
The Sedona Method taps your natural ability to let go of any unwanted thought or feeling on the spot. This will free you to quickly and easily have more radiant health and well being, plus break bad habits and other self-sabotaging behaviors. You will also be able to free yourself from stress, tension, panic, fear, anxiety, fatigue, insomnia, procrastination, co-dependency and uncontrolled anger and grief. In short, you will enjoy living a happier, more productive, more satisfying, more loving and joyous life.
Earl Nightingale - The Strangest Secret
A classic from the '50s, full of wise advice and demonstrating the best of American values. How to escape from the vice-like grip of conformity. "Never lose our own individuality and our identity by permitting ourselves to become submerged in what has historically proved itself to be little more than a suffocating sea of indirection and purposelessness."
"Mind Programming" by Eldon Taylor
In his book, Mind Programming: From Persuasion and Brainwashing, to Self-Help and Practical Metaphysics, Eldon Taylor not only exposes the massive efforts to program your thinking, he also provides you with all the tools to fight back. Learn how to hypnotize yourself and program your own subconscious. Discover the various self-help tools and gadgets available, from light/sound machines to cortico-electro stimulation. Try out the 50-day plan that will turn your life around. Access your higher self through automatic writing, mind mapping and dowsing. Uncover the truly practical approach to metaphysics that will give you the connection you have been looking for.
Ethical Self-Awareness & Personal Transformation
With humor and humility the Dalai Lama speaks on the importance of awareness in overcoming anger and other negative emotions. He further discusses ethical leadership for a new millennium and promotes dialogue and cross-cultural understanding around the world.
Matthieu Ricard: Habits of happiness
What is happiness, and how can we all get some? Biochemist turned Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard says we can train our minds in habits of well-being, to generate a true sense of serenity and fulfillment.
MindShock - Transplanting Memories
People who have had a heart transplant claim to have obtained some of their donors memories. People often show signs of personality change similar to the person who gave them the organ. In Transplanting Memories, prominent medical experts attempt to explain why some organ recipients adopt these memories and emotions, also known as "cellular memories".
The Emotion Of Fear
Neale Donald Walsch, author of 'Conversations with God,' discusses the widespread phenomenon of fear and how we can utilize this emotion to further our growth. More at TheManifest-Station.
Tap O' The Morning
This video by Brad Yates is called 'Tap O' The Morning' instead of the typical Irish gretting "top o' the morning" as it uses the tapping techniques of the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) so you can create a really great day - every day!
The Gentle Art of Blessing
Jane Young was inspired by the beautifulÝwords on the subject of blessing written by Pierre Praderv to make this movie. May Peace guide your steps and Love steer your spirit to bring joy to those you meet.
Welcome to The Work
Byron Katie helps one Israeli woman - who has experienced recent war in Israel as people were killing, bombing, and being bombed - look anew at her belief, "I'm afraid of war." The Work gets us through to see reality, to the end of the only war you can successfully Work with, the war within you. Why not try it? The Work (Blog).
The Power of Love
Three beautiful short videos from Veronica de Andres about how to apply the power of Love in your life...
Free Hugs Campaign
Sometimes, a hug is all what we need. Free Hugs is a real life controversial story of Juan Mann, a man whose sole mission was to reach out and hug a stranger to brighten up their lives. In this age of social disconnectivity and lack of human contact, the effects of the Free Hugs campaign became phenomenal. As this symbol of human hope spread across the city, police and officials ordered the Free Hugs campaign banned. What we then witness is the true spirit of humanity come together in what can only be described as awe inspiring.
Free Hugs in Sondrio, Italy
Natural loving expression of human compassion.
The Development of the Desire in a Person
Rav Michael Laitman, PhD outlines the development of desire, how it relates to a person's own life and to humanity's evolution. Further reading.
My stroke of insight
Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor had an opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: One morning, she realized she was having a massive stroke. As it happened, as she felt her brain functions slip away one by one - speech, movement, understanding - she nevertheless studied and remembered every moment. This is a powerful story about how our brains define us and connect us to the world and to one another. The video here is worth your time, I guarantee it... (More TED Talks)
The (Misguided) Pursuit of Happiness
In this memorable talk, Dan Gilbert demonstrates just how poor we humans are at predicting (or understanding) what will make us happy. Gilbert is a psychology professor at Harvard, and author of "Stumbling on Happiness". (More TED Talks)
Tony Robbins on top form
Tony Robbins is father of the life-coaching industry. In this talk, he explains how to unlock your true potential, and asks the audience (including former Vice President Al Gore) for a bit of high-level interaction. (More TED Talks)
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