Ten great TEDTalks from Olympians and Paralympians. Steve Mesler: When kids meet their Olympic heroes Olympic gold medalist Steve Mesler founded the organization Classroom Champions, which connects Olympians and Paralympians with underserved schoolkids via Twitter and email. Here, he shares his vision for the program as “Big Brothers Big Sisters …

Ten great TEDTalks from Olympians and Paralympians. Rajyavardhan Rathore: Intelligence doesn’t just come in books At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore won the first silver medal for India since the 1900 Olympics in Paris. In this short talk, Rathore stresses that book smarts aren’t the …

As Facebook has evolved, so have its profile pages. Beyond adding new fields the current format is now the Facebook Timeline which was unveiled in September 2011.  Nicholas Felton and Sam Lessin were the brains behind Facebook Timeline. The Facebook Timeline on a page and profile look very similar.  Many …

Ten great TEDTalks from Olympians and Paralympians. Jason Rogers: Advancing Your Story  – TEDxYouth@Bruce Jason Rogers: We all write our own story According to Jason Rogers, a fencer who won Olympic silver in 2008, we all are writers. In this talk, Rogers gives a short history of fencing and shares …

Ten great TEDTalks from Olympians and Paralympians. Caryn Davies: The Team Machine – TEDxYouth@Bruce Caryn Davies: The power of teammates Rower Caryn Davies almost passed out as she neared the finish line in the women’s eight at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Luckily, she made it — and won …

Ten great TEDTalks from Olympians and Paralympians. Sarah Reinertsen: Fear Less, Live More – TEDxYouth@Bruce Sarah Reinertsen: The first woman with an artificial leg to complete an Ironman Triathlete Sarah Reinertsen was the world champion going into the 1992 Paralympics, but came home empty-handed and devastated. She recalls how meeting …

Ten great TEDTalks from Olympians and Paralympians. TEDxRotterdam – Maarten van der Weijden – On surviving cancer and becoming Olympic champion   Maarten van der Weijden: On surviving cancer and becoming Olympic champion Long-distance swimmer Maarten van der Weijden became a Dutch national hero in 2008 after winning gold at …

Ten great TEDTalks from Olympians and Paralympians. TEDxMileHigh – Jeff Olson – An Olympic Why Jeff Olson: How do we inspire kids to make healthy lifestyle choices? Alpine skier Jeff Olson competed in the 1988 and 1992 Winter Olympics, and now worries that the torch Americans have passed on to …

Why Is Everybody Else Rich & I’m Not? Where are MY [Relationship] RICHES? It takes people and relationships to become rich. Relationships can be family where you inherit riches. Relationships can be your boss who pays you. Relationships can be your clients who pay you. It starts with relationships and …

Facebook is demanding all users switch to Timeline by fall 2012.  That is 955,000,000 users with cover images… or not (the cover image can be left blank). Facebook wants users to voluntarily switch over but it will be automatically switch to Timeline if users don’t take steps themselves. This story …