Happy New Year Inner Circle readers!

As we begin 2016, I thought I’d offer a few of my favorite TED Talks to help inspire you in the New Year. Maybe they’ll help you formulate the perfect New Year’s resolution (if you haven’t decided on one yet)! Or maybe they’ll give you a new perspective on life and work. Hey, everyone is looking for inspiration this time of year, right? Consider watching these five talks (in no particular order) and get inspired!

P.S. All of these TED Talks were given by women!

Amy Cuddy: Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are
Not only does body language affect how others see you, it may also change how you see yourself. Social psychologist Amy Cuddy shows how “power posing” — standing in a posture of confidence, even when you don’t feel confident — can affect testosterone and cortisol levels in the brain, and might even have an impact on your chances for success.

Elizabeth Gilbert: Success, Failure and the Drive to Keep Creating
Elizabeth Gilbert was once an “unpublished diner waitress,” devastated by rejection letters. And yet, in the wake of the success of her memoir “Eat, Pray, Love,” she found herself identifying strongly with her former self. With wonderful insight, Gilbert reflects on why success can be as disorienting as failure and offers a simple — though hard — way to carry on, regardless of outcomes.

Brené Brown: The Power of Vulnerability
Brené Brown studies human connection — our ability to empathize, belong and love. In a poignant, funny talk, Brown shares deep insight from her research that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity. This is a talk to share.

Kelly McGonigal: How to Make Stress Your Friend
Stress. It makes your heart pound, breathing quicken and forehead sweat. Despite the fact that stress has been made into a public health enemy, new research suggests that stress may only be bad for you if you believe that to be the case. Psychologist Kelly McGonigal urges us to see stress as a positive, and introduces an unsung mechanism for stress reduction: reaching out to others.

Linda Hill: How to Manage for Collective Creativity
What’s the secret to unlocking the creativity hidden inside your daily work, and giving every great idea a chance? Harvard professor Linda Hill, co-author of “Collective Genius,” has studied some of the world’s most creative companies to come up with a set of tools and tactics to keep great ideas flowing from everyone in the company, not just the designated “creatives.”