BE AUTHENTIC

“YOU’LL LEARN, AS YOU GET OLDER, THAT RULES ARE MADE TO BE BROKEN. BE BOLD ENOUGH TO LIVE LIFE ON YOUR TERMS, AND NEVER, EVER APOLOGIZE FOR IT. GO AGAINST THE GRAIN, REFUSE TO CONFORM, TAKE THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED INSTEAD OF THE WELL-BEATEN PATH. LAUGH IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY, AND LEAP BEFORE YOU LOOK. DANCE AS THOUGH EVERYBODY IS WATCHING. MARCH TO THE BEAT OF YOUR OWN DRUMMER. AND STUBBORNLY REFUSE TO FIT IN.”

— MANDY HALE, THE SINGLE WOMAN: LIFE, LOVE, AND A DASH OF SASS

Justin Baldoni wants to start a dialogue with men about redefining masculinity -- to figure out ways to be not just good men but good humans. In a warm, personal talk, he shares his effort to reconcile who he is with who the world tells him a man should be.

The way we're taught to live has got to change, says author Casey Gerald. Too often, we hide parts of ourselves in order to fit in, win praise, be accepted. But at what cost?

Brené Brown studies human connection -- our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity. A talk to share.