We all have those days once in a while, when we seem to be half a step out of sync with the world. Our conversations don\u2019t seem to go the way we want, we have no \u2013 or too many \u2013 new ideas, and our brain and hands simply refuse to be nice and play together. We know we need to zoom out and refocus, but don\u2019t know how.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a starter kit of short and really smart talks to help you get your mojo back. Covering a range of topics\u2014from learning to have conversations that can win you friends and allies, to why you shouldn\u2019t be afraid to wear your beliefs on the sleeve of your well-pressed suit\u2014these talks may have just the insight and inspiration you need.<\/p>\n
Ten Ways to Have a Better Conversation By Celeste Headlee<\/strong><\/a> A seasoned radio host, journalist and interviewer, Headlee knows what it takes to have conversations that overcome personal biases and bad listening habits to really achieve a union of the minds. Perfect for building bridges and sparking a connect in an increasingly distracted and overstimulated world.<\/p>\n The Happy Secret to Better Work By Shawn Anchor<\/strong><\/a> A \u2018happiness researcher\u2019 and advocate of positive psychology, Shawn Anchor believes that we have the hard work\u2013success\u2013happiness chronology all wrong. This short video is a humorous take on why we should liberate ourselves from this never-ending \u2018seeking\u2019 of happiness. Refreshing!<\/p>\n How Great Leaders Inspire Action By Simon Sinek<\/strong><\/a> A British-American marketing consultant, and author of the highly acclaimed book \u2018Start With Why\u2019, Sinek reveals why a pitch \u2013 be it to your stakeholders or your customers \u2013 should not just be about data and differentiators. And why the real differentiator in what you do, is you. Empowering stuff.<\/p>\n A 12-year Old App Developer By Thomas Suarez<\/strong><\/a> A self-taught software and hardware engineer, who has been coding since he was 9 years old, Thomas Suarez delivers a short talk on how he started developing apps for iPhone. Although six years old, the 4+ minute video seems to be going strong with over 51 million views. After all, who doesn\u2019t like a bit of inspiration from a child prodigy?<\/p>\n
![Awfis<\/a>, we\u2019re all about energy and inspiration \u2013 and it\u2019s not only our spaces that we\u2019re talking about. The entrepreneurial journey is often hard, and we believe that our work environment has a role to play in making it a little bit easier to get over the troughs. Do let us know how you liked this list \u2013 and if you\u2019d like us to do more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sometimes a little bit of inspiration makes a whole lot of difference to make a tough day easier. Here are five smart talks to help you get back on track.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4728,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[147,427],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.awfis.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4692"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.awfis.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.awfis.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.awfis.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.awfis.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4692"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.awfis.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4692\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4694,"href":"https:\/\/www.awfis.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4692\/revisions\/4694"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.awfis.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.awfis.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.awfis.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.awfis.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}](\"https:\/\/www.https:\/\/www.awfis.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_3835072871.jpg.com\"){kind=link}