10 TED Talks Every Sales Professional Should Watch in 2019

1. Eddie Obeng: Smart Failure for a Fast-Changing World
2. Kelly McGonigal: How to Make Stress Your Friend
3. Ernesto Sirolli: Want to Help Someone? Shut Up and Listen!
4. Angela Lee Duckworth: Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
5. Dan Pink: The Puzzle of Motivation
6. Rachel Botsman: We've Stopped Trusting Institutions and Started Trusting Strangers
7. Lera Boroditsky: How Language Shapes the Way We Think
8. Sheena Iyengar: How to Make Choosing Easier
9. Rocio Lorenzo: How Diversity Makes Teams More Innovative
10. Shonda Rhimes: My Year of Saying Yes to Everything

Great sales departments motivate their employees with incentives, contests, and -- you guessed it -- pep talks.

Viewed regularly by millions across the globe, TED Talks bring valuable new perspectives to the table.

Here are five valuable TED Talks from a productivity expert, a psychologist, an economist, a seventh-grade math teacher, and a motivational speechwriter to kick off your day.

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These TED Talks embody the tenacity, smart thinking, and hustle every salesperson needs to be successful.

It's not always easy to stay motivated in the day-to-day grind of selling. TED Talks like these can give you just the jolt you need to remember why you love this job -- even during the longest sales days.