Jim VandeHei

Co-founder and CEO of Axios, chairman and co-founder of Axios HQ, and co-founder of Politico. Jim VandeHei is a journalist, media entrepreneur, author, and public speaker whose recent work addresses leadership, communication, the post-news information era, and how AI is reshaping work and media.

Self-Control Starts With the Next Decision Within Reach

Axios chief executive Jim VandeHei uses a TED talk to argue that people should stop organizing their lives around forces they cannot control and instead practice control over smaller, repeatable choices. Drawing on his own path from a struggling college student to co-founder of Politico and Axios, VandeHei says a better life is built through daily decisions, disciplined reactions, chosen information inputs, awareness of how others experience you, and a clearly specified direction.

TEDMay 15, 20267 min read