You’re going to fail at having a good career, Larry Smith says passionately. Why? Because there are now only either great jobs or high-stress, blood-sucking, soul-destroying jobs – no “good” ones.
If you want a great career, you have to peruse your passion and dreams. Yet, so many people decide not to do this, despite countless desires to do so.
This talk, both funny and blunt from TEDxUW, Larry Smith “pulls no punches when he calls out the absurd excuses people invent when they fail to pursue their passions”.
One of many parts that stuck out was Smith sharing that, “When I was 5, I was a genius, but my professors have beaten that idea out of my head long since”. Although the audience laughs, I think it’s horrible how so many kids ideas and passions are shut down by parents, society and stereotypes they’re conformed to. These are missed opportunities.
Want to get a job and work hard? Society and your employer will let you work hard – but will that make you happy? Smith says the evidence is against it.
Even most people that find their passion fail because they continue to create new excuses on why not to peruse it. I don’t plan on being one of these people – I plan to continue per suing my passions and not locking myself into a job or situation that’s repetitive and doesn’t allow for continued growth and creativity.
It’s not just about pursuing your interests – it’s pursuing your passion. Passion is the key. Passion is the thing that helps you “create the highest expression of your talent”.
Sometimes we forget that all the great achievers, the most successful people in history, failed many times before succeeding. But they did not give up.
Failure is part of life: “If you’ve never failed, you’ve never lived.”
Here’s an inspiring video on persevering no matter how many times you have failed in life.
Thought that print was dead? These magazine executives don’t think so.
(That’s obviously a good thing for Graphic Designers and those in the print and publishing industries).
Have a look at what they have to say about Magazines and the Power of Print! In this short video, leaders of five major magazine companies talk about the vitality of magazines as a medium.
The “Magazines, The Power of Print” campaign will launch in nearly 100 magazines, reaching 112 million readers per month, to promote the strength of—and consumer commitment to—magazines.
“May these gates never be closed,” the commentator reads. We share more than a long border, explains Tom Brokaw.
This inspiring video that explains the relationship between Canada and The United States, is a pre-recorded short film that aired on NBC prior to the Opening Ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver on February 12, 2010. Yes, Canada!
The second last line of the video is the greatest.
