Top 8 Ted Talks Every #GirlBoss Needs To Watch Right Now
Calling all Girl Bosses! This one is for YOU! Take a step away from your work, turn off your Netflix or Spotify playlist, and take a listen to these empowering TED Talks that you need to hear. These TED Talks are not only empowering and inspirational, but they are also everything that you need to hear throughout your 20’s. Channel your inner girl boss and pave your way through life with these 8 ted talks!
1. “Why 30 Is Not The New 20” by Meg Jay
This is one of the most important empowering TED Talks that every woman in her 20’s should watch. Jay provides a very bold and empowering message in her talk that all women need to hear. Jay argues that instead of ‘cruising along’ in your 20’s and seeing where life takes you, it is a time in your life that you need to take seriously and understand that every decision you make will effect your future in some way or another. She offers three pieces of advice: Get some identity capital, utilize your weak ties, and pick your family. To learn more, watch Jay’s TED Talk and get a copy of her book! Its a great read that you don’t want to miss!
2. “Success, Failure and the Drive To Keep Creating” by Elizabeth Gilbert
Elizabeth Gilbert gets vulnerable in her TED Talk, as she discusses dealing with success and failure and how to not let it effect your life. Gilbert opens up about after the overwhelming success of her book, Eat, Pray Love, she felt a lot of pressure for her next book to be even better. She had to deal with a lot of pressure and disappointment, until she ultimately realized that she needed to continue to do what she loved regardless of the outcome. This TED Talk is so worth watching! To learn more, watch her TED Talk, or get a copy of her latest book.
3. “How To Stop Screwing Yourself Over” by Mel Robbins
This TED Talk by Mel Robbins is truly everything you need to hear. Robbins discusses that a third of Americans feel completely dissatisfied with their lives. Her solution? Be selfish! She suggests digging deeper to really figure out what you want to do in life and then motivate yourself achieve your goals. To learn more, watch Robbins TED Talk and get a copy of her book!
4. “Why We Have Too Few Women Leaders” by Sheryl Sandberg
Sheryl Sandberg makes a bold move in her first-ever TED Talk by discussing her experience as one of the few women at the C-Level of business. This is definitely a video every woman in her 20’s needs to watch, as it is super inspiring and motivating. Sandberg argues that women have come a long way, but we still have a long way to go, in regards to careers, rights and equality. Sandberg argues that the only way for women to see changes are to stay in the workforce. She gives three pieces of advice, which are to sit at the table, make your partner a real partner, and don’t leave before you leave. To learn more, watch Sandberg’s TED Talk and check out her book!
5. “Listening to Shame” by Brené Brown
Brené Brown’s TED Talk is also very powerful, as she discusses vulnerability. Brown discusses how we are all faced with failure in our lives, which makes it hard to be vulnerable. However, she adds that regardless of how scary vulnerability is, great things can come from it. She argues that our goal in life should be to dare, and we can do this by silencing shame with empathy, standing up to vulnerability and daring greatly. To learn more, watch Brown’s empowering TED Talks and check out her book!
6. “Looks Aren’t Everything. Believe Me; I’m a Model” by Cameron Russell
These empowering TED Talks by Cameron Russell will grab your attention from the second the video starts. Russell walks on stage wearing a skin-tight dress with 8 inch heels, and then changes into a cardigan, floor length skit and flats. Russell’s point of this dramatic outfit change was to show that she transformed her look within seconds, which transformed how we perceived her. She argues that our image is powerful, yet superficial, and discusses the pros and cons to each of these views. To learn more, watch Russell’s TED Talk where she discusses image, and what it really means.
7. “One Life-Changing Class You Never Took” by Alexa von Tobel
You have to watch this TED Talk! Alexa von Tobel discusses financial education and everything you need to know about it. She offers five critical financial principles that will help benefit you and your money for the rest of your life by: creating a budget, prioritizing debt repayment, building and maintaining an emergency savings fund, negotiating your salary, and starting to save for retirement now. Check out her TED Talk and give her book a read! It’s everything you need to hear!
8. “How To Find Work You Love” by Scott Dinsmore
Scott Dinsmore’s TED Talk is worth giving a watch, as his message is perfect for everyone! Dinsmore shares that he was once very unhappy with his job, and instead of sticking with the job, he quit. He spent the next four years of his life discovering what it means to find work that is personally fulfilling and meaningful. He is all about finding your purpose in life! To learn more, watch Dinsmore’s video here.
