Stop searching for your passion | Terri Trespicio | TEDxKC
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- What are you passionate about? You’re told these five words hold the key to a successful career and life purpose. What if it’s the wrong question altogether? This talk turns the ubiquitous “find your passion” message on its ear.
Terri Trespicio is a branding strategist who helps visionaries, experts, entrepreneurs, and businesses communicate with power and precision across media platforms. She consults with a wide range of experts, everyone from surgeons and social media celebs to startups and brand managers.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx
“You are not going to be stuck. You are stuck now!” A mother’s wisdom.
They always know
My cat slaps me in the face every morning when my alarm goes off
@@jdt8983 lol
I remember telling my mom that I was "waiting for my life to start" she said " It already started". It really made me see.
I'm a recent physics graduate with a passion for stand up comedy. I've been applying at science museums all across the US to work in an educator, presenter role. I finally got a job offer for $15/hour at a great science museum. But that pay was low for a college graduate. My mom convinced me not to take it. 6 months later, I'm still looking and have taken a big hit to my morale since. Lately I've been thinking, maybe Mom was dead wrong on this one.
10 mins summary:
Don't think, just do something. You'll find your passion.
TLDR : Don't think, just do something. You'll find your passion.
And start off by solving people's problems...
What if you don’t want to do anything?
@@e.a.3744 You only have 16 hours a day to do bro. And you will like this thing more than that thing. That will happen.
@@e.a.3744 push yourself...
"You don't follow your passion, your passion follows you." This is what everyone needs to realise.
What does that mean? give an example.
@@testtset3910 same question ? 😸
it's Basically means don't waste time to think or wait by looking some extraordinary things so called Passion in your life,start doing whatever comes in your way if it's really worthwhile it will be yours forever...
Huug
Do something first.u’ll seek happiness inside one day or one part of meaning .What u do all based on what u choose.what u choose based on who u r .
“You’re not going to get stuck somewhere, you’re stuck NOW!”
That is fantastic advice for me now. Wish I could have understood it almost a year ago haha
Me too, wish I watched this earlier!
But it's never too late! You should be glad you've seen it now and are going to save the remaining part of your life from agonizing over finding your passion! 😊
This is the best phrase of the TedX!
"Passion is not a job, a sport, or a hobby, it is the full force of your attention and energy that you give to whatever is right in front of you"
This is my favorite line❤️
Love this!
I've heard this quote from someone else
Line that highlighted the whole RED TALK
She gave a great speech and there is a lot to take away from it. But this definition of passion doesn't really hold up in many scenarios. In life there will be many instances where you will need to give your full attention and energy to things right in front of you that you don't enjoy but HAVE TO do for one reason or another.
"You don't create your life first, and then live it. You create it by living it, not agonizing about it."
Very well put, thank you Terri!
Loved that so much. When she said that it was definitely a mic drop moment!
That hit me too👌🏾
& that exactly means doing what u love, isn't it?
Spoiled 🤔
ending was quite good too
"Pasion is where your energy and attention meets somebody's needs" That hit hard.
“The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.” - Frederick Buechner
Just live your life to yourself
Yes!!
Yeah my needs
Yessir
"passion is a feeling and it can change". That hit me real hard, cos just a few weeks ago everyone used to praise me for how well I play the keyboard, now my keyboard is sitting in a corner catching dust, passion does change.
Pick that keyboard back up.
Turn your passion into melody.
@@MrCrossIsBoss Why though? Now they're free to do something else that becomes their passion. The keyboard skill will get back to them quickly if they want to return to it at some point.
@@eaaeeeea Actually that's kinda true in my experience. When I play my guitar after a break, some of the best chord progressions and song ideas come out.
That wasn’t your passion!
@@7daiyu she's talking about a career. She's using passion with a feeling. Passion is more like intuition you know it's part of your authenticity and it is absent of emotions.
"Passion is a feeling, not a plan! And feelings change." Finally I get to hear that nothing is wrong with me ✌
Did'not make it new video
Even with me also
Same ,I just can't stick to one
Me too thought something was wrong with me and why I couldn’t find my passion. This video makes me feel so much better :)
For real ! i felt the same..
I've never been passionate about anything or anyone.
If you are genuinely passionate about anything then be VERY grateful because it is a gift.
Same here.
@@daviddeeley8820 my passion changes from time to time video to video😭 im engineer but feels like im huge disappoint to evryone to me as well
Yeah same here
@@renuhazari544 understandable
I totally agree
5:11
audience: *laughs*
cameraman: *shows the most poker face of them all*
Lmao that guy didn’t get a loan
😅😅🤣🤣🤣
Clearly hasn't found his passion yet
to be honest, i come to this comment section just to see this kind of comment :V.
@@sholahuddinihsan6391 me too
This is music to my ears. I've always hated the "follow your passion" advice, because I don't have a passion, and that advice made me feel belittled. Thanks for helping me feel validated!
I really needed this today. Whoever is reading this, you've f*ckn got this.
Thanks!! You too!!
thanks !
Thanks buddy! U too.
awee i am just watching it now and then i saw your comment. Thank you. I hope you're doing great!
Thanks buddy!!
Man, she is really passionate about not being passionate!
lolz
Give this guy a pint!
Touché 😉
That's a awesome satire.
Haha I never said I wasn't passionate. Of course I am. I just think the search for passion above all else is not helpful advice.
I love how all of this is summed up on Pixar's movie "SOUL"
Yeeessssss so true. I’ve watched it twice and it has helped me a lot.
I'm going to be honest, this has been the shortest ten minutes of my life. I never knew it ended in just a blink of an eye. I'm seriously lost right now and I felt like she was just having a conversation with me along with the words that I didn't realize I needed to hear. Whoever's reading this, you got this.
Worst job interview question "where do you see yourself in five years?"
"What made you want to work here?"
lung cancer
"tell me your weakness"
7years Ryugami "My greatest weakness is answering what my greatest weakness is."
"my greatest weakness is I'm too good at doing my work that makes all my colleague hates me." or "I'm fast at finishing my job, so I always go home early"
In my twenties, my Dad said to me, "When are you going to settled down and do ONE thing?" I knew then my passion was to experience life, the EXPERIENCE WAS my goal and passion. I tried to explain this but my parent's generation cannot compute this philososphy.
+Sandra Knight u hot
+Sandra Knight I love that my passion is to experience life and everything it has to offer, now to turn that into a profession :/
+🔫 REAL GAMING CREW 🔥 What the actual fuck?
+Sandra Knight Your father sounded old fashioned. No one does any more. My grandparents thought the same
🔫 REAL GAMING CREW 🔥
Your channel name if the most brain-dead one I have seen in a long time.
Are you 9? No, let me guess. 12.
"You don't create your life first and then live it. You create it by living it not agonizing about it." The first time ever that I felt compelled to write someone's words on my whiteboard.
This was actually really really helpful, I'm getting out of a depression and an existential crisis that came with it concerning the future and passion and jobs and success and happiness and this just helped calm the voices.
Depression? ayo it's fr
My notes:
- Passion is a feeling, not a plan. And Feeling's change.
- Not everything you do needs to fit into your "passion". Just try things. Go out there and try things.
- Don't worry if your career isn't something you want to do for the rest of your life
- Success fuels passion more than passion fuels success
- There is nothing wrong if you do not have a clear passion. Try things you like!
- You could easily miss out on your passion by not focusing on what you're doing now, if you're focused on looking for your "passion"
- Don't wait for your passion to show up. Solve problems you like to solve.
My key takeaway:
Go try things and do things you like instead of purely focusing on finding your passion (or trying to do things you think will fit into it) because passion is not a plan, it's a feeling, and feelings change.
Thank you :)
Thx!
Thank you
People like you should always leave a comment, I'm thankful
Funny how we have the same "take-aways". Glad to know some do pay attention through talks just to mark the striking points. Of course, that defines "striking" is relative.
"Passion is not a job, a sport, or a hobby. It is the full force of your attention and energy that you give to whatever is right in front of you. And if you're so busy looking for this passion, you could miss opportunities that change your life. You could also miss out on a great love. Because that's what happens when you have tunnel vision, trying to find the one."
Chelsea Samantha
Very interesting.
Sums up my life
my life. I do things I like but I just end up sitting, thinking what the hell am I supposed to chose and which passion is the right for me to put first. I end up in depression no matter what I am doing. fml
Just out of curiosity, do you happen to know what your MBTI personality type is?
2:52 passion is not a plan, it's a feeling.
5:21 success fueled passion, more than passion fueled success.
10:07 passion is where your energy and effort meets someone else's need.
Powerful! She didn't say don't love something. She said, don't stare at your life. Keep on!
If you are going to be passionate about something, be passionate about learning
Ooh that's a good one
and in doing so, that is being passionate about learning make you learn to be passionate about some of the thing you learned. It awakens your soul
@@eulldog of course , I do many type of learning, some for my self and some for work.. but in the end I end up using it at work.. if one know how to choose related topic and breakthrough insight of linking it to what one does for living, it give greater unexpected insight to ones works.. for that, one need to digest what the knowledge he acquires meditate on it and and find surprising application.. Life is so interesting. I thank God for it.
Learning is for wankers, try helping.
I agree! Being passionate about education and advancing your mind is most important. There is never an answer of what you're "supposed to do." I love when Terri said passion can come and go. There's no way to measure how passionate you are about something because you could lose that passion tomorrow. But one thing that will always benefit you, and will always move you forward is education. New material. Whether it comes from a book, a TED talk, or a podcast. Learning something new everyday keeps you well rounded and growing. Do you think it's hard for current students to stay passionate about learning? Do you think students get discoursed by searching too hard for their "perfect career" or "forever passion?" I'd love to hear feedback!!
"If you don't know what you want to do, then just do what you have to do."
-Me
😂😂
Word
@@suzettep5able ??
Nice.
I agree
when my career took a dumper and I got fired I thought my life was over , but only now I know it was a blessing in disguise to seek new adventures.... there is no shame in trying something and failing.... don't EVER EVER EVER feel down or negative about anything. Just rejoice and BE HAPPY with something.... key word is BE... don't just think about it. good luck, don''t waste your life like I did until now.
I agree. I have tried so many things over the years and failed at so many of them. But I learned so much along the way. I learned about where my strengths and weaknesses are, what works well for me and what doesn't. And I gained many skills that I can use now and in the future.
Being an introvert sucks at times dude,wish I could get what ur saying soon..
Don’t search for your passion, life will keep throwing things at you to do and the potential passion lies in them. If you ignore them, you miss your passions, so do the things that come in your way.
this made me cry, because it liberated me from so much stress and perfectionism.
+TELS Super Workgroup me too. I can really relate about being afraid on getting the wrong job or choosing the wrong decision.
+TELS Super Workgroup I feel the same way. I switched my studies 3 times already because each time I was scared it would be the wrong choice..
+TELS Super Workgroup i agree
+TELS Super Workgroup
This might feel liberating, but does it rly solve anything in your life ? I'm not being negative or saying that the talk is bad, but the final message I get is something like "eh... screw it... just do something and it will work out" which seems to me even worse looking to the future than "man... u should rly try to find/think about your passion/way/what it is u rly want to do in life"
+Flisker true too , i think she means , stop making it so stressful , if u dont know yet what you love , dont panic , try different things and within these things u might know what brings joy to your heart , basically i believe we attract what we are and we will be drown towards our passion either we like it or not , i agree that somehow her talk seems like screw it , but i think the core issue is , stop the panic , do different things , be passionate in them
“Just do things” “just start doing” its the most vague advice anyones ever given me yet the most helpful.
Let's do together
Just joking
Try taking action about anything is proven to find... Happiness, passion, dislikes... solutions...
Right?!?!
I tend to think people know what they should be doing but often don't want to deal with it.
I watched this a few years ago because I was over 30 still searching for my passion. Since then, I've studied philosophy. And everything about my journey just made sense when putting the ideas together. One philosopher said to do every act as if it were your last, without frenzy, apathy, or pretense. When applied, I felt alive!
I'm turning 27 soon and have spent years switching majors and taking time off until I dedicated myself to a major that I thought I ought to be passionate about. Now that I've finished my uni, gone on an internship and have been trying to find work, I'm starting to realize that this tendency to focus on passion has deprived me of years of growth and potential opportunities but also that it's okay for me to think about different ventures. Hearing this talk fills me with a lot of hope that I can still find my own way of doing things by helping others, rather than thinking just about myself.
Summary: Try different things. Passion comes after initial success.
Thank you!
Yes
Yeah but success doesn't come after a prolonged effort in most cases. So you need at least the amount of passion to be able to stick with something.
You could say that is the summary indeed but the tak is really enjoyable.
This is a very watered down and lifeless summary of the video, and I’m not sure if it’s even accurate.
"Passion is a feeling and feelings can change." Wow. Well said.
sounds like she is divorced
Not really. Passion is not a feeling. Passion is a force that drives you. It's linked to tenacity and discipline.
I truly deeply agree with that quote of her cause i have passed throughout that time when struggling to find out my passion and then realize i just like doing something sometimes
passion isn't really a 'feeling' as such, yes, you feel it, but it is related to a specific set of skills that you want/need. It is the intense want for a certain interest. So, although it is an interest, and yes, they can change, so can everything else. What doesn't??
Then it is not definitely a passion,It's desire to waste ur time
When I was in high school and college, my teachers and professors would occasional remind us that we, the graduating students, were going to go out and change the world. What they didn't tell us is that most of us would not change the world. Simply living in the world can be rewarding enough.
Best part: “You don’t create your life first then live it, you create it by living it, not agonising about it.” 🙌🏼
That part was really touching for me. I’ve been doing exactly what she says not to
do…
"Success fuels passion more than passion fuels success." This is painfully true.
Sure but a little bit of a misconception. Success does not come without starting something and working through it. If you don't have any initial passion where is the drive to even start? There has to be atleast enough interest in something to get started. Now this doesn't need to be this overwhelming life passion but there does need to be enough interest or a spark to get started on something.
@@RamaSivamani Exactly
@@RamaSivamani Exactly. In order to have a strong work ethic, you need some motivation. Pretty hard to do something if it isn't motivating you in some way or form.
@@RamaSivamani I guess the drive comes from making the first step into the unknown, exploring and researching, and come back with a result or nothing at all.
Discipline is what you need to start
I needed to hear this. I’m a senior in high school and everyone always asks me what I’m gonna do after high school, what college I want to go to, what career choice I want and what am I passionate about. I always answer “I don’t know”. I feel panic because it seems like other kids my age now where they wanna go they want to do with their life and I feel useless when I compare myself to them. I needed to hear this because it’s just makes sense that there’s nothing wrong with me and that I had the wrong idea of what passion was and it was stressing me out! I feel relieved knowing that I’m normal and that she said what I could do in the meantime to go after opportunities. I’m not so scared of “being stuck” anymore. This was so helpful!
Edit: I’ve responded to some of u in the replies. Thanks to everyone who has replied!
You're not the only one who feels like this. Glad I see someone who understand exactly how I feel.
me too
Glad to meet soneone sharing the same situation..its already may ..I have just 2 exams postponed due to the pandemic and I still have no idea what course to take...Its so much pressure cause ..like the course is gonna decide what I can do in future .not much option after it here😔.Seeing the video and seeing your comment is a relief
I'm a senior too and I feel the same. I feel so lost about my future and have spent sleepless nights just THINKING about my future but with no solution in the end. After hearing this, I feel like I'll just choose a random field and if I don't like it I'll just change my direction.
Do what you love doing. But always be open to loving something different. Some of the happiest people I've known switched their major after discovering they had an interest in a (often completely) different subject area. And if you struggle with making up your mind, then do yourself a favour and get professional counselling. It can save you a lot of time and grief.
As a 24 yr old recently dismissed from flight school and clueless about the direction she wants to take in life, I needed this...
Hope you're well now but Same I'm 24 idk what I'm doing with my life, my job scks but i gotta pay off some debts so goota keep working for more months,
I totally get this, especially when you're at an interview. The hiring manager doesn't want to hear that my passion (or just something I love doing) is creating and wearing costumes or making hand-crafted art. They want to hear (if I'm interviewing for a graphic designer position) that I'm passionate about marketing or design, or whatever. They don't want your real-world answers.
I also love that you mention how this question can be and often is triggering and stressful. And this part - 'you don't follow your passion; your passion follows you' - So true!
"Success fuels passion more than passion fuels success." Wonderful line- :)
@Buddha-Dharma-Sangha yeah but its still applicable in certain situations :)
Well this may be interesting to hear. I have had perfect scores and high scores in tests throughtout my life. However they havent been usual that every test score i get is the best score in the class.The best scores that i gotten have given different feelings some of joy and others of emptiness of something blank with no color. Something that it can be the best score in the class but to me just a number that brings no feelings at all. The brain can be so complex.I willbe honest. I have to say that success has fueled my passion. But there are times when it has not. The brain is a complex thing.
The thing is that success is also a broken concept, bcs we keep comparing ourselves to others and never feel truly satisfied.
Success can fuel passion, but seeking success, in the it’s different forms, can also kill passion
Tell that to all these hopefuls on America's Got Talent who are tone deaf, lol. No, but what you say does have truth in it. When you're good at something it does reinforce your decision to pursue that thing, it feels good.
@Sisyphus But the passion isn't about what you've been successful at doing, it's as simple as the feeling of having succeeded, whatever it may be.
Summary:
1)Relax and don't freak out about not having a passion
2)try different things, put your skills to good use
3)eventually you will find your life purpose
4)PROFIT!
best summary ..
Nelster thanks, only had to listen to 2 minutes
Cheers! Only 40 seconds here :)
2)try different things, put your skills to good use
this sentence means that you should keep searching your passion till you find any, in limited time its not easy task i think
Great! Just number three... I got it more like "passion is the way not the end". Or as she says it at the end: "You don't follow your passion, your passion follows you". Whaterver is your current purpose, passion is a good tool for it.
"Passion is not a job, a sport, or a hobby, it is the full force of your attention and energy that you give to whatever is right in front of you" this is the most needed thing for everyone to hear.
I have got my GED a few days ago, and am looking for a college major for further studies. But, I have no budget for any majors so will have to apply for scholarships that are giving to majors which I have never been interested in . Ever since I was a child, I feel I wasn't talented in anything. Now, I am scared that I might choose the wrong one and get stuck in it for my whole life. Here I found this video and click and I think it has changed the way I feel and erase all my worries.
Thank you, Terri Trespicio !
"Success fuels passion more than passion fuels success."
This single advice could save entire lives
In a nutshell:
Try different jobs out according to opportunity, actual passion is the full force of your attention
u forgot helping other people lmao
@@aaronvaughn5028 I did it too. First 2 minutes her mannerisms seemed a bit forced. And I thought, "here comes another rehearsed, soulless TED talk". But I kept watching, and I'm glad I did, because it's a pretty good message.
I recommend that you give it another shot.
@@asoshah321 u help people by living by your passion I think. Peace!
I feel like this lady is well-meaning and everything, but I don't think she knows what not having passion at all is like. There are people who make good money and have a job, but struggle to get out of the bed in the morning because the futility of it all. Her saying 'your passion follows you' is honestly very disingenuous. People who basically do busy work for their career and have nobody that will notice if they disappear one day don't have "Passion" that follows them around. They see the world as ultimately pointless, just a cycle of going through the motions to reach the next day until they die.
Craggen but the truth is that's what most people do.🤔
- The most fulfilling careers are the ones that still have the power to surprise you
- Spend your time and attention solving your favorite problems. Look for problems that need solving.
- Be useful. Be generous. People will thank you and hug you and pay you for it. And that's where passion is. Where your energy and effort meets someone else's needs.
- Don't wait. Just start doing.
Nice summary
"passion is kind of feelings and feeling changed by the time " I love this one🤷♀💗
A passion isn't just about feeling, for me it's "You do it because you have countless reasons of not to." Your feeling doesn't change, you simply love it for too many reasons.
For the record, I washed windows for 5 years to put myself through college. Ask anyone who knows me and they will tell you how much I enjoyed it. I am passionate about clean glass. In fact, last month my 7 year old son begged to wash our house windows. My three kids and I smiled and laughed while we passionately washed the windows. If you don't believe me just ask my wife, she'll roll her eyes and shake her head while admitting it's all true.
To prove your point, I only learned about my passion after stating my own window washing business because it seemed like a good way to make money.
Last point, one of my favorite songs is "when I fall" by BNL. It's about window washing.
Go figure
Just died laughing mate
Godspeed
God bless you, man
My god this is so freaking funny!!! 😹😂😂
lmaoo
you can't choose passion, passion is doing what u love.
True. And I think many here missed that point about her talk.
What she's saying is exactly it. No every single person on earth have "what you love". If you have it then great but not everyone. And thats okay.
Choose to do what you love. Just go find things that you love (try things) and choose them (can be multiple things). Passion is a feeling you get when you are doing what you love. So therefore... you can choose passion. It's a feeling, and you can choose to have that feeling.
Plot twist --- passion is loving what you do
You're not supposed to do what you love, you're supposed to do the right thing. Nobody loves cleaning public toilets or stuffing products into supermarket shelves for example, but if nobody did it society would collapse.
I can't remember where I heard the saying, but it has stayed with me for years: "Ready, Fire, Aim." Fire is about action, Aim is about passion and feelings.
I'm a senior in high school and I always get bombarded with the question- so what do you want to do? who do you want to become? and also parents and elders telling me to research and find out what I wanna do and I just want to scream "I DONT KNOW."
I love doing so many things, I want to have my own business, I want to study human behaviour, I love art but I cannot help but feel like I'm doing the wrong things and I didn't select the right subjects in high school. It's so scary because I don't want to be the lost sheep in a crowd of aspiring young adults.
I want to be a boss, I want to have freedom, I want to be happy... but I don't know who I want to become.
it makes me feel so weak.
thank you for this talk
I feel you girl but somehow somewhere itll come together i hope 🤞🏽
Do things you find interesting, in conditions that you can tolerate.
that's my problem I took jobs even I don't like them and are under my studies happy to have money...but I couldn't tolerate the conditions. Late hours, only one day free a week or 10 days in a row without a free day...carryung too heavy things for my constitution...I need to find I job I can do cause I can do anything.
+mamiluisamia nope
What happens if you don't find anything interesting?
The Real American that's interesting
Bryan Torres Lol
"Passion is a feeling, not a plan" - Absolutely. Now I see why I start to think when someone asks me what is my passion.
Weak human
GoldenSquare weak human
that’s not weak. That’s reality. Some people’s passion is not that strong as some successful stories you heard so for them planning what benefits them is better than their passions cuz their passions may not are what they can do best
You don't follow your passion; your passion follows you. That's profound 📌
Passion is not a plan its a feeling and feelings change....!💖💖💖
This took so much pressure off myself. Thank you.
xo.
julia z 4043869055
@@Saviiq bruh
Gerald Bivins I’ll be prank calling you from an unknown number later
Same feeling ;)
I’ve never been passionate about one thing in particular…I love doing a lot of things…but can’t image having to settle for only one of them…
After hearing this I feel confident in my interests and realized that I can do all of it…because my passion is learning new things.
same here:)
I mean I've been learning languages for years, started but never finished it lol
@Krish Nair you are from kerala?
Exactly! Even if I love a certain hobby of mine, the idea of doing it for the rest of my life sounds daunting to me and hearing this talk reassures me that not every job I have need to be aligned with my "passions", heck, not even whatever degree I may end up getting. I'm currently trying to narrow down my options but it's difficult to find a career that is both fulfilling to me personally and pays decently, and has a decent work-life balance. Instead of searching for your passions, try searching for your values instead and that will help you see how many opportunities there really are. Committing to a university to attain a degree that will leave you in debt then suddenly realizing it's not what you want to pursue is a scary though, which is why I'm so obsessed with wanting to known exactly what I will be doing in the next 5,10,20 years. And believe me, I need to remind myself this as much as others, you don't NEED to know. Work is a big part of our lives, but there are also other things that matter most :)
Mine as well
"And sometimes you don't know what you are gonna do next, right? I mean I don't! I love not knowing what I am gonna be doing 5 years from now or what I will be into. And that's okay, it's okay to not know. You know why? Because the most fulfilling relationships the most fulfilling careers are those that still have the power to surprise you!"
My passion is to find a passion,
same
Lmao this entire video was to stop finding passion
My passion is making others passionless
My passion is finding strength to have to passion to find my passion
Hope you will never find it
Get it?
I'm a gearhead.
That is my passion.
I'll never be rich, I'll spend my entire life covered in grease, dirt and petroleum products. I'm sore at days end, I'm exhausted and covered in filth every day.
But when I start driving home from work, I turn on the metalhead rock and by the end of three blocks, I've got a smile you could see on Google maps.
My advice to everyone is to find something that you can do that gives you satisfaction at the end of day regardless of how you feel or look. Money is great, but happiness.....
That is the the secret of a lifetime career, and emotional stability.
Jobs may blow, bosses may be pricks, but if you can smile about what you have done on your way home, you are in at the very least a halfway decent place.
Amazing enough, this also applies to every aspect of your life. Thonk about it....
Thanks for your opinion. Highly appreciated and agreed upon by a German who just quitted his not so exciting but money-rewarding job in a consultant firm... Money isn't everything but happiness, you said it brother.
I don't deny your point. I totally agree to it but what if your satisfaction isn't paying your bills off, you're not able to afford a good lifestyle for your children etc?
Racing in the street. Springsteen.
Smiling on the way home is because you just left work and have good music on lol
Yeah, I agree.
If you feel satisfied after a grinding day, you're doing something right.
Happiness matters.
When I feel like I need inspiration I love listening to this talk. It can feel so lonely and difficult trying to achieve your dreams. I also like researching and listening to career coaches as they are helpful. I also signed up to a course called the "career enhancement network", it has helped me loads to find the confidence I was lacking in the pursuit of a new job. Whatever path we chose for ourselves or life deals us, just know you're not alone and other people are facing the same hurdles and obstacles. Passion is hard to find sometimes.
This video should be listened to by people who currently have no passion. If you have your own passion, just chase it.
I LOVE how she mentioned that this whole 'passion' culture is elitist
that was such a truth bomb, my god.
I was surprised she said that too because that's exactly how I felt about it deep down. Those who only ever focus on their passion usually come from wealthy and privileged backgrounds and use their passion as their identity to flaunt. And she was also absolutely right about tunnel vision and losing out on love. I recently dumped a girl I'd known for a while and tried dating because she was so obsessed with becoming a pop-star idol that she very often claimed she didn't have time for anything or anyone else. Wouldn't even text me for days sometimes due to having to focus on her "passion." Do these kinds of people ever really succeed in the end?
>." Do these kinds of people ever really succeed in the end?
Absolutely, yes, they do. Everyone who really hits it big had That driven focus.
It also takes talent.
And brains.
And social intelligence.
And enlightened self interest, the skill of seeking their own good.
They make their own luck.
Listen to Bill Burr talk about how long and hard he worked. The comi c Steve Martin. Steven Spielberg.
Not everyone succeeds like they did, but the ones who do, all have those traits.
I've noticed that if you try and make your hobbies into jobs, you ruin them. You'll fall out of those hobbies. Find a job that you can tolerate, and keep your hobbies fun.
Finally someone with my perspective :')
yes and while you're at it, put all your energy and focus into it and you might just create a passionate feeling for the job
Yes exactly. I dont have to work anymore and can spend time on my hobbies all day. Now ive ruined my hobbies. I dont like them anymore.
I feel so much relief now. Thank god i found this video today. I was struggling to find out my passion for almost 2 years. Just to find out my passion i did so many things but never found it. It took me so many years to understand that i don't have any particular goal or passion in my life. I love to do different things. Its difficult to choose one profession or passion for a whole life. Sometime i thought it is a gift so i can explore myself, can try different things in just one life. But when i see people, friends around me who have their career, living their life i immediately got depressed because they are Something. Nurse, chef, engineer, but me Nothing. But from now on i will do the things which makes me happy instead of searching for passion.
Totally get you! Wish you have fun with whatever you do :)
Doing more of what makes you happy is the best possibility, because being happy attracts more to be happy about according to Abraham Hicks the masters of The Law of Attracting. Check out their CZcams videos.
This is one of the most unique videos I ever watched! She was not like others marketing the concept of finding passion!!! She needs infinite applauds..
Also check out the one on multipotentialites
rightt she really does! it's such a good video
I've struggled my whole damn life with the question: what is my passion? And this lifted such a huge burden from my shoulders. It is okay to just live and see where your life takes you, you don't need to know what you're going to do in 5 years.
I love to work jobs that last for few months and can sometimes be continued few months longer. I've always been told that this is the wrong way of doing it but what's the point doing something for years and being totally miserable when you could've been doing many jobs and be curious every time you change jobs, eventually ending up with so many experiences and same amount of money as from the boring option.
Best advice is the one: ''Just do something. Go do it''. What ever takes you forward at this point in life, just do that.
Kati Nietosvuori feel you
I totally agree. Purpose of life is to collect/ gain experiences and evolve. But sadly most people are busy in collecting things, which are doomed to be lost/ taken away at some point of time and definitely at time of death. If one believes in incarnation,then experiences remain with us even after death.
It's called: "Job drifters". I'm one of them and I like learning about different experiences and I now know what kind of jobs I definitely don't like haha
really? because one person had an oppinion on the internet?
@@MrOberliX Well, I've been thinking this way my whole life, it's nice that someone actually talks about it as it is a normal thing and doesn't judge people like me.
It's actually coming a thing, that people sell their work to the companies etc, for short periods of time (for example, a project) and don't work for 40 years for the same company.
It seems like she is saying dont go crazy breaking your head trying to figure out what your passion is...itll come to you eventually...
after trying different things... i hope thats true...
We all know someone who is so picky in choosing a spouse, using tunnel vision, they miss out on all the right people, and end up alone at 50 years old. Of course, you should never "settle" for a career path or "settle" for a person, but I think the speaker is right...if you don't have that burning desire/passion that only a few have anyway, simply take a job that will help you get closer to it. It's ok to take an average Joe job...it could very well lead to your passion. Don't hold fear about losing your job either...it is great opportunity to explore new interests.
Nicht von dieser Welt In what you said, That's what being an elitist means!!!!!!!!!!
1. Success fuels passion more than passion fuels success.
2. You don't follow your passion, your passion follows you.
3. You don't create your life first, and live it. You create it by living it.
4. Passion is not a plan, it's a feeling. And feelings change.
5. Passion is the full force of your energy that you give to whatever is right in front of you.
6. Passion is when your effort meets someone else's need.
"Success fuels passion more than passion fuels success." - I needed to hear that
This talk is so spot-on and so necessary, and I feel like the audience wasn’t ready for this level of truth.
I agree. I can see them thinking about re-thinking the way they interview candidates and calculating if the benefits are worth the effort.
@@user-fk8zw5js2p Wait what
@@hajimemash1375 I think T is assuming most of the audience are stale recruiters searching for a motivational spark to their business plans.
“You don’t follow your Passion, your Passion follows you.”
Wow! This quote just changed me entire life.😲🙌🏾 God Bless!
Hi, you have reason,
but passion is a very subjective idea.
you don't think that?
Queen Mia I don’t get this quote
@@Letishamalakootiofficial Watch First Contact on Prime. Hope that helps.
Exactly right. Try things, do things and passion follows. This is the way I live my life, was once a knitting and crochet teacher and designer, now working at Sam's Club stocking shelves. Life takes twists and turns regardless of what we think we want. Be present and ride the waves that life provides.
I agree with her to some extent. I think instead of trying to find your passion, people need to explore. Take chances and risks. We can never be 100% certain.
"You don't follow your passion, passion follows you" ZLATAN
Damn! 🔥
👍👍
"You are not going to be stuck, you are stuck now. You cannot create life and then live it, you create it by living it, not agonizing about it." Two most beautiful lines. 🔥🔥🔥
Love this talk! Let’s normalise not having a ‘Passion’
"Don't wait for passion. Instead spend your time SOLVING YOUR FAVORITE PROBLEM. Be useful and generous. People will thank you, hug you and pay you for it..."
I think I know what to do now😊
@MEKHI WILLIAMS based on my understanding, it means solve those questions in life / the society that you wish / feel like solving. In the speaker's example, it's the people's desires of buying jewelry.
Mike Rowe says to "follow opportunity and take your passion with you."
I agree to that, I just watched his video and it is worth watching it
Hahahahahaha
That was one of the best pieces of advice I have heard
She did say that which is the opposite of everything she said , so what to believe ?
I say let your passion create your opportunity , try that instead .
Never once in my life have I needed to hear something as much as this before.
This is that video for me as a teen who lost and depressed about not having dream, passion and ambition, scolded by mum for not having one.
Thank you very much ❤❤
I've been trying to figure out what I'm meant to do with my life and it's so hard to take a step forward when I'm so clueless. I just graduated high school and my mother wants me to go to college but I don't even know what I want in my life. I think this video just made me realize what I'm passionate for is learning and experiencing. I don't know what I'm gonna do with that information but wish me luck.
+Jesse Ventura Good luck!!!
Good luck!!!
Good luk
+Jesse Ventura good luck bro
+Jesse Ventura i think you should take whatever it is that comes your way.. maybe experiencing or doing SOMETHING will help you understand a little better what it is that oyu actually want. That's what's happening in my case. I decided to do a degree in Physics only because I was somewhat good at it, comfortable with it, too scared to trying anything else and not at all sure what exactly it is that I want to do. I'm in my second year now and I find that I do like physics but I discovered so many other things at college that I liked just as much or more. I do know that I don't want to be or do just one thing in life, I want to do and be many things. So that's where I stand for now.
But I love clean glass...
Someone owes you a million then.
+Tony TheTGR 🙂🙃 Guess so
Super Nova
But are you a professional window cleaner?
how dont?
Man, Call Me A Cry Baby But This Woman Gave Me So Much Comfort Through Her Words. It's EXACTLY what I Needed To Hear🥺
And I guess we are all stuck in Our Own Brains. That's what is the biggest Hurdle Not the "Finding Your passion".
- she was looking for a job, and suffered from the pressure to know what she was passionate about
- it is most intimidating after school
- passion is not a plan, it is a feeling, and feelings change
- we continue to use passion as fuel instead of the spark that lights the fire
- she was afraid to find the wrong job in case she was stuck in it, but not choosing was what makes her stuck
- success fuel passion, more than passion fuels success
- she became a saleswoman in jewelry, and then became passionate about it
- what are you passionate about ? is a triggering question
- passion is not a job a sport or a hobby, it is the whole focus you put in the thing right in front of you
- don't wait, spend your times to look for problems that need solving, for people that need your help
This woman in 10 mins taught me much more than living inside my parent's house for 20 years
😂😂😂😂😂
Feel the same way.
😂😂😂
yes 😀
😂😂😂
It's like she went into my mind and put everything I've been feeling about passion for the past couple years (since I've started college) into words! She gets it. She freaking gets it.
I grew up in the same small town as Terri. She was always so kind, beautiful and smart. It’s nice to see that “ wise” can be added to her descriptive adjectives. Great speech
I think what ima also getting at here is that passions change so don’t be all tunnel vision about it. Let life surprise you and have faith. And who knows maybe what life brings to you is better than what you originally wanted. It happens
Really glad I found this video in a time where I need it the most. Being a college student and unsure of the future is truly a scary thing.
Me Too, had exactly the same feelings and trapped.
here's an idea, try different internship and volunteer jobs, be interested in a good variety of things and yk maybe you discover something u really enjoy
@@nnaranji7195 thanks, I'll try my best to dive into new things!
Yeah you are able to have good education... truly scary
You've already started by having an education. Do you see a problem that you think you can solve? So much at my end but no facilities...👍
Some guys don't understand her well. She. Is saying just don't be idle and scrounge for passion just do the work in front of you any how one day it will build your passion in the work or will help you to find that easily
I personally don't understand *your* sentence...
I really understand you!
I think That’s exactly what she means!
Thank you 🙏
@Chaos Burrito can't tolerate something I don't love, unless it is short term and leads to somewhere else
My passion is having conversations with people and losing track of time laughing and talking. I did this as a house painter for years. Both the work and the socializing were therapy.
my mum asked me what I wanted to study at university and what my passion would be- I was 11. We are told to chase our passions like its the last cookie in the jar. The best stories of being happy and successful is-usually-passions stumbling into people on the road of life.
Please stop telling kids and people to find your passion and what singular thing to do with your life.
Reading the comments I think that it was the best TED talk for those who aren't sure what their passion is and were afraid to try anything lest they fail. And for some it was the worst talk because she emphasized the value of money. You could try to follow your passion if you have it figured out but it's difficult if you aren't suceeding and yet the bills keep coming all the same. Kudos to those who have made fortunes on their passions and good luck to those who are so afraid of trying anything for they might end up searching for something to do their whole lives.
This Tedx in short: 1. Screw passion 2. Do, don't think
If you're crippled by fear of not being passionate about something, yes. I'm not sure that's everyone, but I'm sure there are people like that.
Blood Angel what you just said is transparently me 😅😅
I've searched for a lot of videos to explain something that I wanted to hear and by you just saying 'passion is a feeling' it makes all sense. The only thing that's constant in life is change, and I think the sooner we accept that, the more free we become of these thoughts. Thanks for your talk!
This I feel is so true. Back when I was 12 or so, I just played basketball for thr first time. I didn't go into playing basketball thinking, damn I'm so passionate about basketball. I took a chance, I saw the game. I learned from the basics, I went to coaching, I realised I wanted to learn and improve.
Now I follow and play the game for fun, but I could've never known it was my passion, until I actually decided to take it up.
I think we need to be more audacious in our careers to see what it is we really want.
Being a high schooler on the brink of college, I definitely needed this. Thank you Terri!
From a fellow TEDx-er, this is a great talk. And don't misinterpret what Terri is saying. She is very passionate about what she does. History confirms ... Passion doesn't always lead to success, and success fuels passion.