Hi, I'm Yongho Shin, formerly with TEDx Team of TED Conferences.
I was a horrible kid. I didn't know who I wanted to be or what I wanted to do. I was self-conscious and wondering what people thought about me, especially because I was 35 pounds overweight. I was indecisive and couldn't even finalize a date to hang out with my friends. I quietly did everything I was told, even when I didn't like it and didn't believe it.
And it's those because I was like that, that I've grown to who I am today and am driven to lead the global fight against mediocre, unfulfilling, and boring lives. In the photo, that's me on the right, next to Chris Guillebeau and Jonathan Fields at TEDxCMU, the seminar series I founded in early 2010. (Hundreds of more photos on Flickr)
It's why I host and promote programs that show people how to live their best lives, and have interviewed or shared the stage with industry leaders in personal development, who collectively reach millions of people, including:
How To Find And Live Your Life Purpose - with Lori Deschene of TinyBuddha From Couchsurfing To Surviving To Thriving - with Mastin Kipp of TheDailyLove (TEDxCMU) Fear And Permission - with Chris Guillebeau Live On Your Terms And Blaze Your Own Trail - with Jonathan Mead of IlluminatedMind Conquer Your Fears And Boost Your Energy Every Morning - with Erin Falconer of PickTheBrain How To Discover Your Passion - with Barrie Davenport of Live Bold And Bloom (TEDxCMU) The Career In The Age of the App - with Jenny Blake (TEDxCMU) Turning Fear Into Fuel - with Jonathan Fields Get The Life You Love (And Live It!) - with Arvind Devalia How To Be Ridiculous And Live The Life You Want - with Dragos Roua How To Find Your Life Purpose And Meaning - with Joe Wilner of Shake Off The Grind (TEDxCMU) Building A Personal Brand - Jacob Cass (TEDxCMU) Setting Your Ideas Free: The Grand Experiment - with Chase Jarvis Lessons Learned From Happily Leading Over 1000 Employees - with Terry Starbucker Unstuck Yourself And Get Into "The Zone" - with Tim Brownson of A Daring Adventure Design Your Ideal Career - with Jennifer Gresham of No Regrets Career Academy How To Be Extraordinary And Truthful 24/7 - with Karol Gajda The Dutch Way To Motivate And Manage Yourself - with Jurgen Appelo of NOOP.nl How To Align Passion, Purpose, And Career - with Tanveer Naseer How US Army Officers Lead Themselves And Their Men - with Mike Figliuolo How To Activate Your Emotional Flow - with Marelisa Fabrega of Abundance Blog Tenacity, Handling Rejection and Optimal Mindsets For Success - with Rajesh SettyIt's how my programs have reached over 165,000 people and been featured on the front pages of TED.com, Reddit, Carnegie Mellon University, and been featured multiple times on The Huffington Post.
If you'd like to connect with me, the best way to is send a short email to yongho@yonghoshin.com.