Don't find a job, find a mission | Celeste Headlee | TEDxAugusta
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- čas přidán 15. 03. 2015
- Celeste Headlee sees finding a career which will truly inspire you is much like dating - it takes time and lots of experiments. And the ideal job is no more realistic than the dream man or woman.
Celeste hosts "On Second Thought" on NPR from Atlanta and is a professional opera singer.
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
*_I just turned 60, was planning to Retire Soon? BooM the Economy Crashes into Recession and High Inflation ! I guess I will keep working another yr or 2?_*
Heard many good recommendations about ROCHELLE DUNGCA-SCHREIBER by some YT channels, Seminars and other platforms.
Thanks for the advice. I found her page already. and left her a msg. It won't be a bad Idea to be investing while working. So that economy crashing doesn't affect our retirement
"We learn the most about ourselves by practice not in theory."
So true
No kidding she easily go into radio and journalism /media....SHES A NATURAL SPEAKER.
Excellent presentation, better than better than phd's and career and self help gurus
My main takeaways:
"1.) What is it that you actually LIKE about your current job?
2.) What is it that YOU think you do really well?
3.) What is it that OTHER people say you do really well?
4.) Which part of your current job do you enjoy?
Somewhere within those answer is your mission. Find that, and you'll find the right job."
- C. Headlee
🙏🙏
Thanks
Insightful presentation on mission vs dream job. The exercise she encouraged the viewers to participate in proved beneficial to me. However, when asked to speak about her grandfather and she responded with one of her grandfathers was ‘just a mechanic’, I cringed. Instantly I was taken to a place of sadness.
As an African American and woman, I was taught to never use the word ‘just’ when addressing an human being. Whenever someone described me as ‘just a wife’ or ‘just a mother’, even as ‘just a woman’, this four letter word is often dismissive and demeaning.
An individual is incredibly more than a ‘profession’. One’s connections to self, in relationships, to community, one’s values, hobbies, spirituality, connections to one’s passions, these are components embodying whom a person is. Celeste is an engaging presenter and wealth of knowledge. As I incorporate these tools, my conversations will be immensely enriched! Thank you Celeste for adding your song notes to my life song.
You know what... lately I had been attaching too much of my time and worth behind work and even though I was reminded by my sister how I am much more than that.. how lovely of a person I am .. I had forgotten it ... thank you for your lovely comment.. also I totally agree with the usage of “just” no job is too elaborate to describe the whole ness of a being ☺️✨ have a great life 💗✨
Absolutely! Thank you🤗🙏🏾
Can you imagine being that grandfather and she said that about you? One did all this and one is just a mechanic. Not only sad but very odd for someone like her to say.
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Take it easy, that might not be intentional, she was just trying to be funny. Don’t be such a cry baby. 😅
I'm still wondering when Ted is gonna talk 😀
Me too. We need to see him one day at least.
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Lol this needs to be a big thing 🤣🤣
Ok you win
Final questions by Celeste Headlee:
1) What is it that you actually like about your job?
2) What is it that you think you do really well?
3) What do other people say that you do really well?
4) Which part do you enjoy?
Somewhere in those answers is your mission. Find that, and you'll find the right job.
Thanks for taking the time to type the questions. Very thoughtful of you.
still thinking if i should be in medical field or should i do business in college?
@@AC-xl8sqwhat did you decide?
Dream Job doesn't exists.
We often don't know what we enjoy until we have tried it.
1) What is it that you actually LIKE about your CURRENT JOB?
2) What is it that you think you DO REALLY WELL?
3) What is it that OTHER PEOPLE say you DO REALLY WELL?
4) Which PART of your CURRENT JOB do you ENJOY?
"SOMEWHERE within those answer is your MISSION.
Find that, and you'll find the right job."
Don't come up with a JOB TITLE (e.g. coach), but with a MISSION (e.g. make kids enjoy sports).
Perfectly summed up except instead of sports coach think why sports coach.. do like outdoors or kids or basketball? Since you might not even like to teach kids but like basketball and outdoors for example ... Don’t give it a title .. find what you love and let it determine what fits it.. I guess :D
As a teenager who is still struggling to find out what I will be doing in the future, i find your talk really inspiring. It gave me a clue to know what I should be doing. Thank you :)
Thu Huyền
you should not be doing, you should be being. We are human beings, not human doings. discover INSIDE who you truly ARE and BE you. Life will be wonderfull.
yeah me too!
yap..like your comment so much, could we make a friend?
how it’ lucky in seeing a Vietnamese people here who have the same situation as me 😊 Chào Huyền :))
What do I like most about my job - going home
Lol
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Andy longley..LMAO
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Learning by practice and not theory- quite right
it is
Great talk, amazing voice!
If you feel that are stuck in life and you are not doing what you really love, maybe is time to start clearing your mission in life to discover your purpose in the world.
Absolutely amazing. I came across "10 ways to have better conversations". I was really amazed so I looked her name up. Not dissapointed.
+Max Đỗ Same same here
+Max Đỗ Same here too
***** Wow, I'm jealous :D
+Max Đỗ same same
me too
I LOVE LOVE LOVE what I do. I work part time as a physician contractor doing Independent Medical Evaluations. The pay isn’t high and it’s a long commute to various clinics, but once there I love the work. I’m a hero to these poor and unhealthy individuals. I get to educate and hang out with them, and I get lots of admiration. I’ve been told my reports are really good. Some of the cases are super interesting and I’m always learning and looking things up. I start at 11 AM, so I can do my gym work out first thing in the morning. That’s pretty perfect. But yes no benefits or paid vacations, but I can take time off whenever I want and need. I NEVER want to retire. Why would I? And there’s no liability so I carry no malpractice insurance.
Most often just 3 days a week, occasionally 2 or 4 days.
Her voice in her singing, that first note… gave me emotion; always a sign of someone who can weave a story with music. I liked that she shared this love at the end of her talk… different :)
Celeste's message on life mission is very potent. First saw her "10 ways to have better conversations in 2017" and rewatched it today in 2021. Her message deserves a wider audience.
I agree, it's amazing how the message preserves despite time.
For sure
I need a professor like you, Celeste. Engaging, Tangible & Inspiring
Oh what a relief! No more self help messages to go deeper, tell me that if I would only ' Let Go and be yourself' I would be fulfilled. This helped me see that what I find meaningful and important to me in my work, is separate from the company/culture I work in. There is no dream job?! Why didn't anyone tell us that sooner?! Now I can stop looking for it, or stop feeling like a failure because I never found it. Finding a place with good co-workers, a great boss...I brown bag the meaning and purpose. Robert Holden says "When you've got a purpose, the whole world is your office."
I'm a teacher by heart and I educate without walls... 😍
My father got sick and succumb to be defeated by sickness... I have to leave my teaching... 😥
In my search the universe gave me a desk job... 😑
My boss saw that I can be more...
Now i have a MISSION: To promote gender equality...
Now I'm in a platform to affect change and create awareness. to assists in the crafting of non-discriminatory policies in employment and job retention, training and education. To create awareness-raising campaigns with media, public and private institutions, educational and training institutions; and
Integrate orientation on SOGI rights in new employee orientation in both public and private institutions
I Feel blessed... Honoured... I'm still a humble teacher... Now I'm educating the whole country one region at the time...
My job is now a mission... 😍
Love your spirit.. And I can totally relate
Wonderful, natural speaker and super duper voice all round. Thanks Celeste. Great advice.
Goosebumps, Chills and even tears with her performance at the end!
I really appreciate your time to help me realize that there is no perfect dream job
What a treat to hear her sing.
Amazing voice!!! I had shivers when she started singing!!
Janay's Essential Life
For a year, i haved loved my job. I'm a front desk associate. I love talking to people, making them feel comfortable and helping them as much as I can. Now, I need to leave to prioritize family on weekends. This job doesn't give me weekends off
Thanks a lot for this great lecture "" Don't find a job find a mission "".
I'm in love with her voice!
So glad I found this video. I needed to hear this. Thank you.
That song at the end, perfect ending. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Superbly done!! The talk and the singing!!
timely coming here. love it.
this is why I don't want go back to school I really want to make sure I want before I waste even more time and money!
And pacience with bullshit people...
forest leopard I know right!!
me too
one day you'll end up like me, too old to go back, still waiting to figure out what i want to do. luckily, i have a decent job, it doesn't pay near well enough, but i do have benefits, insurance, retirement accounts, etc..
Awesome talk Celeste. Inspiring.
Celeste, this is a wonderful talk. You are an amazing presenter and an awesome person. We are all so lucky that you are putting it out there for us all to enjoy. I sent this to a dozen people that I care about. You are a real treasure.
Celeste you are inspirational. I too listened to your "10 ways to have better conversations"
Amazing content and singing!!! Soaked it all in and feel blessed to have watched the presentation.
Really one of the best advice I've ever heard in my life. Thank you so much Celeste! and what a beautiful voice
Just sat and listened to this. Ms Headlee is awesome! Thank you for this.
I just love how truthfully you say things. You say it how it is, and that's why your TedTalks are my favorite! Thank you.
Interesting stories and points made. Also, very beautiful singing voice!!! Thanks for sharing & Cheers, GGG
Years listening to her on the radio and... wow! Mesmerizing!
Love how practical and real this is
A purpose is one thing, that motivates us constantly
Hope that I still find my mission and my passion in my job in next 20 or 30 years. Thank you for your inspiring message.
Wow! glad I stayed till the end
I was so hoping to hear her sing and it was beautifulllllll !
You voice moved me to tears in the end. I'm deeply touched. Thank you.
Best Ted talk ever. People must be in love with her radio show what an awesome amazing genuine charm... I'm really blown away....
Amazing talk. Amazing person! Kudos to you Celeste!
This is awesome. It explains why do i hated my job being just at another company but same work
Wow was amazed by your beautiful voice
This was excellent! Thank you! So helpful! Great speaker, what ease!
I couldn't have come across this TED Talk at a better time. Awesome!
“ Find your mission and forget about your job tittle “ 💥
This is absolutely great resource. I actually watched this video 3x. Finding your mission is surely the ultimate.
Thank you Celeste.
Wow! Amazing voice ... Thank you for your time
So much wisdom and what an amazing voice!
Прекрасный голос! От песни в конце аж проштырило! ))
Наверное мало кто поймет этот комментарий, так как он на русском. Привет тебе, понимающему эти буквы! Будь счастлив(-а) сейчас! 🙏☀️
She has such great energy
beautiful singing thankyou
Hi Celeste. I keep hopping from job to job in like minimum of 3 months to maximum stay of 9 months. But what you just said about the mission and not the job descriptions has really struck my chords and i am going to jog my brain and my heart to figure a mission.
OMG!
great talk ever...its gonna to help me alot😍😍
This was amazing and so true.
She has a great voice, and makes a GREAT POINT in her presentation
Omg she such a motivation, definitely has me thinking and pondering
Beautiful opera singing. Thanks for the conversation about careers. Very insightful and informative.
I'm late to this party.. this woman's voice blew me away.
What an amazing voice and great talk!
Fantastic woman, love her confidence.
I like her advice to focus on what your mission is. Thank you.
Wow...that voice! I need to find my mission, now again after 40, and she definitely made it feel a little less scary.
This was actually very helpful. I graduated from college in 2015 & I'm currently working at a job that I HATE. I've been in a rough spot trying to figure out what my next career step should be, & this was inspiring. Maybe I'm looking at things the wrong way. Going back to the drawing board with a fresh sense of encouragement!
thankyou. one of the best ted speech i have heard.
Awesome speech and WOW, what a voice!!!!!! She is incredibly talented
i like her talking clear and fun to listen. somehow I just feel her speech goes to my brain so easily.
You are brilliant. I love your attitude and also love to talk and sing 😊🙏
I truly enjoyed this message and am greatly encouraged to find my mission. I am also encouraged to find my singing voice again also. Thanks Celeste Headlee.
What a wonderful person you are Celeste.
Thanks u for sharing,
I do love this speech.
LOVE this! As I'm in the middle of a career change and many people around me are pressuring me to find my "dream job" this is incredibly helpful for me to figure out my next steps!! Thank you!!
Excellent. I completely agree. Find your passion and you will find your purpose. Thank you.
Artistry. Wisdom. Beauty. Thank you for sharing such treasures✨
I really liked this talk, so many important points. Very helpful. Thanks for uploading :)
I appreciate with heartly with you because don't study for getting job
but learn for change to your way
Oh my! I cried at the end, her voice is magical! I loved her tips, they seemed like common sense but many of us seem to overlook them.
As an employee struggling of deciding to choose a job, this talk inspires me a lot. Thanks so much, Ms. Celeste. You have moved me.
She is brilliant and talented and inspiring!
That performance was sublime
such touching, thanks for sharing
Thank you for the song!
this talk really counts for me at this moment in my life
I love this woman.
I love her b.coz of her honest talk...😇😇😇😇very satisfied to listen her
THIS IS THE ABSOLUTE BEST TED TALK TO FIND YOUR MISSION!!! (omg, I never write in caps!)
*this speech actually makes a lot of sense, I realize some of the jobs I've done I never knew existed, or never looked into because "oh man the name just sound boring" but in reality, the title is not everything. I've always been a passion over profit person. Not in a humble way, I just honestly cannot imagine working somewhere just for a paycheck. Although I did do that in retail when I didn't know any better. So now, I'm creating my dream job. And anyway, I do believe it doesn't exist. Every job has flaws. Great speech, beautiful voice, wouldn't mind your job. You've really got the best of both worlds!!* :)
Thank you mamm. I'm very very happy to hear this conversation
First ted talker I have seen so far who sings and talks on the stage 😅
She is amazing and she has cool personality.
forget about the title.. focus on the mission... love it
So beautiful Ms. Headlee!!!! Bravo!
Such great message!