WTF Should I Do with My Life?! – Sensophy

Welcome to WTF Should I Do w/ My Life?! with Jacob Sokol

[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left” font_size=”16″ font_font=”Lato” font_style=”300″]Jacob Sokol is the founder of Sensophy, a life-coaching company that offers street-smart, practical coaching combined w/ ancient wisdom, modern-day neuroscience & positive psychology to help you live with more success, fulfillment & peace of mind.

In this talk you’ll learn about:

• What to expect from the conference
• How to make best use of the materials
• The background of Sensophy and Jacob[/text_block]

Yo, B… WTF Should I Do? with Brian Johnson

[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left” font_size=”16″ font_font=”Lato” font_style=”300″]Brian Johnson is the Philosopher + CEO of Optimize. He also created PhilosophersNotes, taught Optimal Living 101, wrote a little book called A Philosopher’s Notes, is featured in the documentary Finding Joe and has a monthly “Big Ideas” column in Experience Life magazine.

In this talk you’ll learn about:

• How to deal with the crazy thoughts in your head
• Figuring out WHO YOU ARE and WHAT TO DO with your life
• Knowing there’s something more in life but not knowing how to explain it to friends and family[/text_block]

Being Healthy is Revolutionary with Pilar Gerasimo

[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left” font_size=”16″ font_font=”Lato” font_style=”300″]Pilar Gerasimo is the founding editor of Experience Life, the award-winning healthy-living magazine that reaches more than 3.2 million people nationwide. An engaging public speaker and vibrant media presence, Pilar writes, speaks and presents widely on topics related to healthy, happy, authentic living.

In this talk you’ll learn about:

• How we figure out what to do with our lives
• How to find mentors and people who care about the same stuff we do
• Why the future is better than we’re made to believe[/text_block]

The Hero’s Journey with Alan Cohen

[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left” font_size=”16″ font_font=”Lato” font_style=”300″]Alan Cohen, M.A., is the author of 24 popular inspirational books and CD’s. He is a contributing writer for the New York Times #1 bestselling series Chicken Soup for the Soul, and his books have been translated into 24 foreign languages. His work has been featured on Oprah.com and in USA Today, The Washington Post and 101 Top Experts. Alan’s radio program Get Real is broadcast weekly on Hay House Radio, and his monthly column From the Heart is featured in magazines internationally.

In this talk you’ll learn about:

• Why being scared and having deep doubts is normal
• The universal process that everyone goes through
• The role that society plays in us understanding ourselves[/text_block]

Live Your Legend with Scott Dinsmore

[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left” font_size=”16″ font_font=”Lato” font_style=”300″]Scott Dinsmore is the founder of Live Your Legend and is on a mission to help people find passion and build a career around work they love. He is the creator of How to Connect with Anyone – an interactive guide to surrounding yourself with the people who make all the difference.

In this talk you’ll learn about:

• How to find work you’re passionate about
• How to build relationships with people you admire
• Where most people get trapped[/text_block]

The Science of Success & Happiness with Dr Heidi Grant Halvorson

[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left” font_size=”16″ font_font=”Lato” font_style=”300″]Heidi Grant Halvorson is a social psychologist who researches, writes, and speaks about the science of motivation. She is currently the Associate Director of the Motivation Science Center at the Columbia Business School. Heidi is also an expert blogger for 99u, Fast Company, WSJ.com, Forbes, The Huffington Post, and Psychology Today.

In this talk you’ll learn about:

• What make some people reach their goals and others fail
• Why keeping your options open is a bad thing
• Why happiness leads to success (and not the other way around)[/text_block]

The How of Happiness with Sonja Lyubomirsky

[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left” font_size=”16″ font_font=”Lato” font_style=”300″]Sonja Lyubomirsky, Ph.D., is professor of psychology at the University of California, Riverside. She received her B.A., summa cum laude, from Harvard University and her Ph.D. in social psychology from Stanford University. Her research – on the possibility of permanently increasing happiness — has been honored with a Science of Generosity grant, a John Templeton Foundation grant, a Templeton Positive Psychology Prize, and a million-dollar grant from NIMH.

In this talk you’ll learn about:

• How to obtain real + lasting happiness
• How to avoid overthinking + social comparison
• Some HUGE misconceptions we all have about happiness[/text_block]

The Happiness Project with Gretchen Rubin

[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left” font_size=”16″ font_font=”Lato” font_style=”300″]Gretchen Rubin is the author of several books, including the #1 New York Times and international bestseller, The Happiness Project—an account of the year she spent test-driving the wisdom of the ages, the current scientific studies, and the lessons from popular culture about how to be happier.

In this talk you’ll learn about:

• How to start waking up excited in the morning
• How to hack any crappy situation and “make the positive argument”
• The importance of creating strong relationships in your life[/text_block]

Willpower 101 with Kelly McGonigal

[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left” font_size=”16″ font_font=”Lato” font_style=”300″]Kelly McGonigal, PhD, is a health psychologist and lecturer at Stanford University, and a leading expert on the mind-body relationship. She teaches for the School of Medicine’s Health Improvement Program and is a senior teacher/consultant for the Stanford Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education.

In this talk you’ll learn about:

• Why willpower is an *incredible* predictor of success in your life
• How to build your willpower muscle right now
• How to deal with unhealthy technology habits[/text_block]

The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom with Rick Hanson

[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left” font_size=”16″ font_font=”Lato” font_style=”300″]Rick Hanson, Ph.D., is a neuropsychologist, author and founder of the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom and Affiliate of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley, he’s taught at Oxford, Stanford, and Harvard, and in meditation centers worldwide.

In this talk you’ll learn about:

• How to get in alignment with your dreams
• How to consciously retrain your brain to work FOR you
• The difference between being reactive and being responsive[/text_block]

Happiness 101 with Tal Ben-Shahar

[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left” font_size=”16″ font_font=”Lato” font_style=”300″]Tal Ben-Shahar is an author and lecturer, teaching at the Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya. He taught the largest course at Harvard on “Positive Psychology” and the third largest on “The Psychology of Leadership”—with a total of over 1,400 students.

In this talk you’ll learn about:

• Why you *need* to give yourself permission to be human
• What the #1 component of your well-being is
• How growing up in a culture of privilege has shaped us[/text_block]

The Happiness Hypothesis with Jonathan Haidt

[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left” font_size=”16″ font_font=”Lato” font_style=”300″]Jonathan Haidt is is a professor at New York University Stern School of Business. For 16 years he taught psychology at the University of Virginia. His research focuses on the psychological bases of morality across different cultures and political ideologies. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1992. He was awarded the Templeton Prize in Positive Psychology in 2001.

In this talk you’ll learn about:

• The 3 relationships you’ll need to be happy + fulfilled
• The only 2 things that ensure lasting change in your life
• The biggest mistake young adults make when it comes to passionate love[/text_block]

Life After College with Jenny Blake

[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left” font_size=”16″ font_font=”Lato” font_style=”300″]Jenny Blake is an author, blogger, life coach and sought-after speaker who helps others “Wake up, live big! and love the journey.” She has been featured on Forbes.com, US News & World Report, CNN.com and was recognized by Suze Orman as a leader among Gen Y.

In this talk you’ll learn about:

• How to find work you love
• How to deal with family relationships (and know when to move out)
• How to develop friendships with people who have the same values and passions as you[/text_block]

Curing Your Expectation Hangover with Christine Hassler

[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left” font_size=”16″ font_font=”Lato” font_style=”300″]Christine Hassler is a former Hollywood agent and achievement addict turned best-selling author, life coach and speaker known for offering radical reflection with practical direction. She teaches people how to overcome their Expectation Hangovers®and answer the questions: who am I, what do I want and how do I get it.

In this talk you’ll learn about:

• What is an expectation hangover and how to deal with it
• How to make tough decisions when it comes to picking a path in life
• Some of the toughest universal challenges faced by our generation[/text_block]

Rockin’ Your Quarter Life Crisis with Molly Mahar

[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left” font_size=”16″ font_font=”Lato” font_style=”300″]Molly Mahar is a Coach, Teacher, Writer, Mama and Community Builder for Gutsy Women. She believes in going big, that honesty is the best policy, and in the undeniable fact that we are all deserving of fulfilling right fit lives.

In this talk you’ll learn about:

• How to tell if you’re going through a quarter life crisis
• How to deal with social comparison
• How to get a good idea of your big picture vision[/text_block]

Does College Still Make Sense? with Jullien Gordon

[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left” font_size=”16″ font_font=”Lato” font_style=”300″]Jullien “The Innerviewer” Gordon is a high performance coach and consultant for organizations, individuals, and teams that want to increase employee performance, motivation, engagement, and retention. As a Founding Partner at New Higher, his consulting work has helped Fortune 100 companies align their human capital strategies to retain an engage high performers and his speeches and trainings have helped over 10,000 professionals discover more ways to create value, be present, and make meaning at work.

In this talk you’ll learn about:

• How to find mentors and peers who support you
• How to move beyond just taking jobs for the money
• Daily practices to implement to perform at a high level[/text_block]

Changing Your World Deeply + Profoundly with Elena Brower

[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left” font_size=”16″ font_font=”Lato” font_style=”300″]Mama, founder and co-owner of VIRAYOGA in New York City, Elena in internationally acknowledged for her potent teaching and coaching, offering her students ways to approach our world with realistic reverence and gratitude. Author of Art of Attention, and coach for the Handel Group, Elena’s been featured in Yoga Journal, the New York Times and Origin Magazine.

In this talk you’ll learn about:

• How to develop a deep sense of passionate community in your life
• What to do when your parents are playa-hating on your dreams
• How to rock your goals with a system of promises and consequences[/text_block]

Thank God for Evolution with Michael Dowd

[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left” font_size=”16″ font_font=”Lato” font_style=”300″]Michael Dowd is one of the most dynamic speakers in America today. Since April 2002, he and his wife Connie Barlow, an acclaimed science writer, have continually traveled North America sharing about the practical benefits of an inspiring view of mainstream evolutionary sciences with secular and religious audiences of all backgrounds. Michael’s book Thank GOD for EVOLUTION and his deeply inspired speaking have been featured in media ranging from The New York Times Magazine and The Washington Post to the National Catholic Reporter, NPR, and the BBC.

In this talk you’ll learn about:

• How to survive in a culture that’s bombarding our instincts to act on temptations
• How to move beyond guilt, shame, denial and resentment
• Some of the most important things you need to know about yourself and how you function in society[/text_block]

Are You A Real Man with Mark Manson

[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left” font_size=”16″ font_font=”Lato” font_style=”300″]Mark Manson is a dating coach, writer and world traveler. He writes on how men can improve their emotional and dating lives, as well as social commentary and various life experiences at PostMasculine.com

In this talk you’ll learn about:

• What masculinity really is, and why guys try to prove it
• How to create healthier relationships
• How to improve our sex lives[/text_block]

Sex, Relationships, and Sexuality… Interested? with Michael Dowd

[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left” font_size=”16″ font_font=”Lato” font_style=”300″]Michael Dowd is one of the most dynamic speakers in America today. Since April 2002, he and his wife Connie Barlow, an acclaimed science writer, have continually traveled North America sharing about the practical benefits of an inspiring view of mainstream evolutionary sciences with secular and religious audiences of all backgrounds. Michael’s book Thank GOD for EVOLUTION and his deeply inspired speaking have been featured in media ranging from The New York Times Magazine and The Washington Post to the National Catholic Reporter, NPR, and the BBC.

In this talk you’ll learn about:

• Whether marriage still makes sense
• How to deal with jealousy and move beyond the feeling that your partner “belongs” to you
• How your sexual orientation works and why there’s so much social stigma attached to homosexuality[/text_block]

From Futons to Oprah with Mastin Kipp

[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left” font_size=”16″ font_font=”Lato” font_style=”300″]Mastin Kipp is a 30 year-old entrepreneur and writer from Los Angeles, CA. He is the founder of www.TheDailyLove.com which is a website, daily email and Twitter account that’s merging pop culture with inspiration. The Daily Love inspires almost 500,000 people a day.

In this talk you’ll learn about:

• How to balance having a good relationship with your family and doing things they don’t approve
• How to deal with doubts when they creep in
• How to know when it’s time to break up with your partner[/text_block]

Optimal Orgasms & Shameless Sexuality with Nicole Daedone

[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left” font_size=”16″ font_font=”Lato” font_style=”300″]Nicole Daedone is a sought-after speaker, teacher, and author who has spent her groundbreaking career redefining orgasm from a woman’s point of view. Starting with her fundamental belief that a woman’s sex is her power, she treats supposedly taboo subjects with unparalleled humor, intelligence, and insight.

In this talk you’ll learn about:

• What female orgasms do for women (AND men)
• How to deal with the identity crisis of the western man
• A 15-minute technique for men to help women orgasm[/text_block]

Your Emotional Equations with Chip Conley

[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left” font_size=”16″ font_font=”Lato” font_style=”300″]Hotelier. Author. Speaker. Traveler. Founder and former CEO of Joie de Vivre, Chip’s mission was to “create joy” while he grew his business into the second largest boutique hotel company in America. Chip shared his prescription for success in PEAK. In his New York Times bestseller, EMOTIONAL EQUATIONS: Simple Truths for Creating Happiness + Success in Business + Life, he takes us from emotional intelligence to emotional fluency – placing meaning at the top of the balance sheet. You can find him cultivating cultural curiosity at FEST300.com.

In this talk you’ll learn about:

• How to have your emotions represent the best IN you, as opposed to letting them get the best OF you
• The importance of becoming emotionally intelligent
• How to be simultaneously strong + emotional (yes, it’s possible)[/text_block]

Working for Good with Jeff Klein

[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left” font_size=”16″ font_font=”Lato” font_style=”300″]Jeff Klein is a trustee and executive team member of Conscious Capitalism, Inc. and producer of Conscious Capitalism 2013 and the 2013 Conscious Capitalism CEO Summit. He authored the award-winning book Working for Good : Making a Difference While Making a Living, and hosts a weekly radio program called It’s Just Good Business on en*theos radio.

In this talk you’ll learn about:

• The philosophy behind Conscious Capitalism
• How to find careers in companies that embrace this philosophy
• How to look at work as something that’s as fun as play[/text_block]

Do You Do Great Work? with Michael Bungay Stanier

[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left” font_size=”16″ font_font=”Lato” font_style=”300″]Michael Bungay Stanier is the Senior Partner of Box of Crayons and author of Do More Great Work. He’s also the curator of the Your Great Work MBA, a FREE virtual conference featuring 25 extraordinary speakers sharing tactics and strategies to do more Great Work.

In this talk you’ll learn about:

• What *great* work is (and how you can do more of it)
• How to do great work while honoring your financial responsibilities
• An action step you can take right now to do more great work[/text_block]

10,000 Hours – The Talent Code with Daniel Coyle

[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left” font_size=”16″ font_font=”Lato” font_style=”300″]Daniel Coyle is the New York Times bestselling author of The Little Book of Talent, The Talent Code, Lance Armstrong’s War, and Hardball: A Season in Projects. A contributing editor for Outside Magazine, he is a two-time National Magazine Award finalist.

In this talk you’ll learn about:

• The 3 elements to becoming *phenomenally* talented
• The role passion and persistence play when it comes to talent
• How to understand if it’s realistic or nor to pursue your passion[/text_block]

Uncertainty: Turning Fear and Doubt into Fuel for Brilliance with Jonathan Fields

[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left” font_size=”16″ font_font=”Lato” font_style=”300″]Jonathan Fields is…a dad, husband, New Yorker, author and speaker, serial wellness-industry entrepreneur, recovering S.E.C./mega-firm hedge-fund lawyer, slightly-warped, unusually-stretchy, spiritually-inclined, obsessed with creation, marketing and innovation consultant, venture partner and book-marketing educator.

In this talk you’ll learn about:

• Why uncertainty holds the key to you being your most brilliant self
• Why you should give yourself permission to fail
• Specific actions you can take to find certainty in uncertainty[/text_block]

Time Management is BS with Tony Schwartz

[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left” font_size=”16″ font_font=”Lato” font_style=”300″]Tony Schwartz is the president, founder, and CEO of The Energy Project. Schwartz is also a best-selling author and professional speaker with more than 30 years of experience in writing about and working with leaders and organizations to effect change.

In this talk you’ll learn about:

• Why energy management (not time management) is the key to your productivity
• How to deal with the times when you need that cup of coffee
• Why RECOVERY is the most important thing you should schedule[/text_block]

The Accountability Effect with Bassam Tarazi

[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left” font_size=”16″ font_font=”Lato” font_style=”300″]Bassam Tarazi is the creator of a motivational framework called Colipera, which utilizes the notion of collective inspiration and personal accountability: together, be better. He conducts goal-setting classes, corporate, and group Colipera sessions, and one on one coaching through his 5-9 Maximization program.

In this talk you’ll learn about:

• How a 27-year-old built himself a $50,000 hole of debt (and got out of it)
• The role travel can play in figuring out who you are and what you’re here to do
• Some badass wisdom for intentionally rocking a life with purpose[/text_block]

Unleash the Genius Already Living Inside of You with Andy Drish

[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left” font_size=”16″ font_font=”Lato” font_style=”300″]Andy Drish is an entrepreneur, speaker and traveler. After dropping out of Corporate America, he built his company from scratch with no outside funding. He’s the owner of the Referral Squirrel and has spoken to thousands of people all over the nation about personal branding, building a business and connecting with talented, like-minded people.

In this talk you’ll learn about:

• How to best transition from traditional employment to self-employment
• How to reframe and overcome your limiting beliefs
• How to deal with that voice in your head (and know when to trust or dismiss it)[/text_block]

Being (f*cking) Fear.Less! with Ishita Gupta

[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left” font_size=”16″ font_font=”Lato” font_style=”300″]Ishita Gupta is founder and publisher of Fear.less Magazine, the popular online magazine that talks to entrepreneurs, CEO’s, artists, writers, and creators about how they overcome fear. She created the magazine in Seth Godin’s Six Month MBA, an alternative MBA focused on entrepreneurship, marketing, and new media.

In this talk you’ll learn about:

• How to acquire some of the vital skills you never learned during your formal education
• How to tune into YOURSELF and tap into your innate wisdom
• How to move through fear and find the courage to rock your most authentic life[/text_block]

Your Parents Driving You Nuts? with Michael Eisen

[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left” font_size=”16″ font_font=”Lato” font_style=”300″]Michael Eisen is a passionate, authentic, and charismatic inspirational speaker, author and social entrepreneur. He created the Youth Wellness Network at the age of 25, in order to provide more extensive support programs and resources for struggling youth. Michael provides a fresh, young and authentic voice to the field of wellness and is rapidly becoming a youth wellness expert.

In this talk you’ll learn about:

• Where self-worth comes from and what you can do about it
• The importance of your belief system (and how it may be harming you)
• How to deal with your parents when they’re driving you nuts[/text_block]

Developing Our Wisdom with John Carey

[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left” font_size=”16″ font_font=”Lato” font_style=”300″]John Carey has worn many hats within his organization. He is affectionately known as “John-of-all-trades” due to his wide-ranging interests and abilities. John is a heart-centered leader, and is passionate about building an incubator for self and team-actualization in the context of business.

In this talk you’ll learn about:

• What it means to be an adult (and what the unspoken advantages are)
• What it’s like to work in a culture that’s in alignment with your values
• Some daily practices that are *vital* if you’re committed to being successful[/text_block]

The Feel Good Lifestyle with Philippe Drolet

[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left” font_size=”16″ font_font=”Lato” font_style=”300″]Phillippe Drolet is the founder of TheFeelGoodLifestyle.com. He offers coaching services to help you establish the daily habits and mental models that energize and inspire you to create a life you love while bringing your greatest contribution to the world.

In this talk you’ll learn about:

• An unconventional and non-traditional way to get the job of your dreams
• How to get over your fear of failure and take massive action
• How to overcome self-doubt and insecurity while earning your confidence[/text_block]