Do Share Inspire: The Year I Changed My Life Through TED Talks
1. DO SHARE INSPIRE: The Year I Changed My Life Through TED Talks
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In November 2011 I started My
Year of TED – completing 30-
day activities based on TED
Talks. It’s now a book called
DO SHARE INSPIRE.
Thisisabriefsummaryofall21activities.
2. DO SHARE INSPIRE: The Year I Changed My Life Through TED Talks
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I’ve learned to have more
fun and take risks with my
appearance – it’s not scary,
neither is being more visible
to the world.
Activity1–30DaysofFashion
3. DO SHARE INSPIRE: The Year I Changed My Life Through TED Talks
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I’ve learned to be more
comfortable praising and
thanking others; and I need
to learn more about
compassion.
Activity2–30DaysofThanks,PraiseandMindfulness
4. DO SHARE INSPIRE: The Year I Changed My Life Through TED Talks
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I need to create and control
my soundscapes – it’s such
a simple concept, but so
powerful.
Activity3–30DaysofBetterListening
5. DO SHARE INSPIRE: The Year I Changed My Life Through TED Talks
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I’ve learned I’m generally
positive but I need to do
more, because life is great
and just getting better.
Activity4–30DaysofLivingthe3A’s
6. DO SHARE INSPIRE: The Year I Changed My Life Through TED Talks
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A reduction in bread, pasta
and red meat does have an
impact on how I feel – and
can still be delicious.
Activity5–30DaysofanAsianDiet
7. DO SHARE INSPIRE: The Year I Changed My Life Through TED Talks
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I’ve finally found a way of
working out some of the
important elements of my
Why, and how I want to
contribute to the world.
Activity6–30DaysofDrive
8. DO SHARE INSPIRE: The Year I Changed My Life Through TED Talks
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This helped me recharge my
batteries and taught me not
to underestimate the power
of savouring time instead of
counting it.
Activity7–30DaysofSlowingDown
9. DO SHARE INSPIRE: The Year I Changed My Life Through TED Talks
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I’ve learned that simplicity is
very seldom simple,
especially when you work in
government.
Activity8–30DaysofSimplicity
10. DO SHARE INSPIRE: The Year I Changed My Life Through TED Talks
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It’s possible, and quite
enjoyable, to be a weekday
vegetarian.
Activity9–30DaysofLessMeat
11. DO SHARE INSPIRE: The Year I Changed My Life Through TED Talks
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This reinforced that is often
the key to bringing about
change, but that sometimes
the focus can have an
adverse effect.
Activity10–30DaysofMoreHappiness
12. DO SHARE INSPIRE: The Year I Changed My Life Through TED Talks
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I’ve realised how quickly I
categorise people, and how
wrong they can be if you
scratch the surface.
Activity11–30DaysofPreconceptions
13. DO SHARE INSPIRE: The Year I Changed My Life Through TED Talks
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This allowed me to connect
with a few special people in
my life – letting them know
how important they are to
me.
Activity12–30DaysofLetters
14. DO SHARE INSPIRE: The Year I Changed My Life Through TED Talks
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I was reminded that I need
to keep my limitations in
mind when I come up with
ideas to tackle.
Activity13–30DaysofStartingaMovement
15. DO SHARE INSPIRE: The Year I Changed My Life Through TED Talks
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I developed a stronger
understanding of my
leadership style and the
value of future-based
language.
Activity14–30DaysofLeadership
16. DO SHARE INSPIRE: The Year I Changed My Life Through TED Talks
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I’ve realised it’s not just
about having techniques to
improve my memory, but
about being a person who
remembers to remember.
Activity15–30DaysofRemembering
17. DO SHARE INSPIRE: The Year I Changed My Life Through TED Talks
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I’ve finally understood that I
need to stop allowing
circumstance to make
choices for me – and I also
know what success is for me.
Activity16–30DaysofChoice
18. DO SHARE INSPIRE: The Year I Changed My Life Through TED Talks
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I’ve learned it is extremely
important to rephrase the
way I think of wrongness,
but focusing on it is not
great for my mental health.
Activity17–30DaysofBeingWrong
19. DO SHARE INSPIRE: The Year I Changed My Life Through TED Talks
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I now understand I am
more courageous than I
had ever hoped, and
practising self-compassion
improves my compassion.
Activity18–30DaysofVulnerability
20. DO SHARE INSPIRE: The Year I Changed My Life Through TED Talks
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This activity changed my life
in completely unexpected
ways – understanding my
time perspective and how to
shift it was powerful.
Activity19–30DaysofTime
21. DO SHARE INSPIRE: The Year I Changed My Life Through TED Talks
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Trying for compassion
again, it showed me again
that I still need to do more,
but I’m continuing to grow.
Activity20–30DaysofCompassion
22. DO SHARE INSPIRE: The Year I Changed My Life Through TED Talks
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I came up with a basic
outline for my pragmatic
perfect day – entwining the
lessons of My Year of TED.
Activity21–30DaysofBalance