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How to get past the "messy middle" of a big change | Mary Martin

TED Business · Mon, 14 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Did progress on your next big project stall out? Transformation expert Mary Martin refers to this moment as the "messy middle" — the frustrating gap between starting and finishing a goal, when you might lose confidence or give up altogether. Offering three ways to find glimmers of progress when the going gets tough, she explores what to do when you feel stuck. After, Modupe shares why you don't ne

Pumpkin Spice Podcast

Go Fork Yourself with Andrew Zimmern and Molly Mogren · Fri, 17 Oct 2014 04:46:30 +0000

Andrew and Molly pinpoint the moment Pumpkin Spice jumped the shark. They discuss the best new restaurants in America. Plus, they talk about strippers...more than the usual amount.

A young guitarist meets his hero | Usman Riaz + Preston Reed

TED Talks Music · Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:54:04 +0000

Usman Riaz is a 21-year-old whiz at the percussive guitar, a style he learned to play by watching his heroes on YouTube. The TED Fellow plays onstage at TEDGlobal 2012 -- followed by a jawdropping solo from the master of percussive guitar, Preston Reed. And watch these two guitarists take on a very spur-of-the-moment improv.