With over one million views in less than one month, many people have been inspired by the message that New York Times best-selling author and infamous blogger Luvvie Ajayi presented in New Orleans this year. Titled "Getting comfortable being uncomfortable," Luvvie shares at the core a message of speaking your mind by speaking your truth.
Check out the video for this bright, uplifting talk:
Not our normal speaker video, check out new exclusive Jesse Israel's recent Big Quiet mass meditation at the World Trade Observatory in NYC and the unique experience of mindful meditation in one of the world's busiest cities and most recognizable buildings.
The Big Quiet draws entrepreneurs and meditators to group meditations at awe-inspiring spots.
Read the story: https://www.fastcompany.com/videos/list/jVdHZUiT/video/urTTys28/what-its-like-to-meditate-on-top-of-the-world-trade-center
How is the Internet of Things (IoT) impacting the hotel industry and how should hoteliers respond to the changing digital landscape. Gary Schwartz gives a keynote at the LA HEDNA.org event. Gary's consumer insights related to the IoT reaches well beyond the hospitality industry, with detailed research and commentary on how any industry may continue to move forward in a connected, mobile world.
When the market collapsed in 2007, Sam Polk had money, power and prestige—the three attributes he had craved most. But Polk found himself dissatisfied, and he left his lucrative position at a hedge fund to pursue a more grounded life. Hear how Sam learned to embrace the extraordinary wonder of an ordinary life, now co-founder and CEO of Everytable, a social enterprise for meals and founder and Executive Director of Groceryships, a nonprofit that helps low-income families struggling with food-related illnesses like obesity and diabetes.
“Oppression doesn’t disappear just because you decided not to teach us that chapter.”
"When you sing that this country was founded on freedom, don't forget the duet of shackles dragging against the ground my entire life." This is how poet Clint Smith begins his letter to past presidents who owned slaves. In honor of Black History Month, Smith offers his Brief But Spectacular take on the history of racial inequality in the U.S.
