10 Speeches with Unexpected Life Lessons

This collection of speeches offers unexpected life lessons from an eclectic group of individuals. As these keynotes demonstrate, unsuspecting experiences and situations can provide people one-of-a-kind insight into life and what they want to achieve.

One of the more interesting speeches comes from Egan Orion, an event planner who specializes in choreographing and executing flash mobs. Orion attributes his career move from Microsoft to producing viral content as one of the best decisions of his life. This exciting role provided Orion a chance to learn new things about himself and the world.

Radical historian, hip hop journalist and award-winning author Jeff Chang describes how the industry and history of rap influences society, culture, politics and economics. He sees rap as a great source of information and insight.

Sports hero John Furlong discusses the leadership skills and lessons he discovered when participating in the Olympics.

From Oprah Winfrey to Rory Sutherland, these speakers offer unique stories about the mysteries and questions of life that can be answered in the least likely places.