“Anchors Away: From Ideas to Action,” was the theme for the Summer 2014 TEDx Semester at Sea aboard the MV Explorer in Helsinki on August 5. Passionate speakers shared how they may have been limited in the past – perhaps by perceptions or vision or physical issues – but experienced a catalyst that allowed them to advance past their barriers. Watch each of the talks above and get inspired. Learn more about TEDxSemesteratSea here.

Kristin Skarie – Nothing New
Stephen Deaderick – Press Pause
Jessica Steele – The Death of ‘Poor Me’
Andrew Sayer – Tolerance is a Dirty Word
André Noël Chaker – Three Finnish S’s
Cosette Haugen – Being an Open Book
Amber Johnson – I Will