Want more happiness in your life? Feeling scared to take a risk? Watch this inspiring TEDx talk uncovering how happiness lies on the other side of fear. Happiness expert, Rob Dubin leans on his own survival and adventure story to show you why it’s important to take calculated risks and how to conquer your fears so that you can find deeper happiness than ever before. Rob Dubin is an award winning filmmaker who traveled the world making TV programs and commercials for Fortune 500 companies. He is also a serial entrepreneur who created multiple 7 figure businesses. Rob has spent 25 years studying human happiness and fulfillment in countries throughout the world and now he gives back by teaching courses in happiness. He works with organizations to increase employee happiness increase engagement, reduce resignations and combat quiet quitting. Rob is a keynote speaker who combines life lessons with the science of human happiness to deliver sound strategies audience members can implement immediately to build team engagement and become happier people themselves. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

This powerful talk shares how we can help resettled refugees acclimate faster so that they can thrive and contribute to their host country sooner. Also how we, as communities and individuals, can provide supplemental mental health support for refugees when they experience depression and the shock of having to restart their new lives. Nhi shares 3 ways, in addition to mental health resources, that we can help legally resettled refugees integrate faster: community support, individual support, and refugee contribution. Mediator and Author of Soles of a Survivor, Nhi understands what it is like to be a refugee as well as the struggles and triumph that come with it. Several anthologies including Kentucky Women: Two Centuries of Indomitable Spirit and Vision, Colorado Public Radio, and Harvey Brownstone Interviews have profiled her harrowing journey as a child refugee who escaped war-torn Vietnam in search of the American Dream. Her memoir has been featured in various media, including being on the front cover of the 2022 Colorado Country Life magazine and the Jewish Book Council. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

Higher education is ripe for disruption--its product hasn't changed much in the last 50 years but its costs have risen exponentially. In this fast-paced and funny talk, Professor Steven Hayward shows us how it's possible to cover a whole semester in one week.

Born and raised in Toronto, Canada, Steven Hayward is a Professor of English at Colorado College. In addition to having directed the documentary feature The Block Plan, which won "Best Picture" at the 2022 Helsinki International Educational Film Festival, he is a founding member of IBILTA (the International Block and Intensive Learning and Teaching Association),and has published four books of fiction, including the Canadian national bestseller Don’t Be Afraid. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx