TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. At TED, the world's leading thinkers and doers are asked to give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Talks are then made available, ...

Your life could unfold in infinitely different ways, but you can only choose one path. It took author Oliver Burkeman years to accept his mortal limitations and embrace a life he's actively choosing.

Few opportunities rival the power of a TED Talk to distinguish oneself along a competitive landscape in any business, including benefits consulting. But it didn't start out that way. In February 1984, ...