Elizabeth Svoboda discusses the link between suffering and heroism. She suggests framing traumatic experiences as opportunities to teach and to help.
Hannah Miller: How Travel Teaches
Jensen Kile: Heroes Need Mentors
Jensen Kile argues that mentors are a vital part of heroic action. He uses case studies of moral heroes to explain and urges you to consider being a mentor to someone.
Matt Langdon: Heroes Are Those Whose Stories We Tell
Author of the Hero Field Guides, Matt Langdon, shares some lesser known hero stories and suggests that those stories are important to the development of future heroes.
Megan Felt: Unsung Heroes
Megan Felt discovered Irena Sendler while in high school and helped bring the story of this Holocaust hero to the world. She now works to encourage school children to uncover unsung heroes with the Lowell Milken Center.
Michele Borba: The Power of Empathy
Morris Peterson, Mateen Cleaves, and Anthony Dirrell on Heroes
Morris Peterson suggests that anyone can be a hero through work and discipline. His friends, Mateen Cleaves and Anthony Dirrell join him to share their thoughts.
Omnia Hegazy: Using Music to Make Change
Omnia Hegazy uses music to create change both in and out of the Muslim world. Here she performs a couple of sings and offers advice.
Philip Zimbardo: How to be a Hero-in-Training
In an interview with HRT founder, Matt Langdon, Phil Zimbardo shares his methods for preparing for heroism. These steps will lead you to be a hero-in-waiting.
Renee Thompson: Nursing Heroes
Renee Thompson discusses people in professions who are "heroes by choice". Her campaign encourages nurses to step in and up to stop bullying among the nursing profession.