OK let me begin by saying this video has a purpose and I'm going to explain it to you, but first I need to clarify some things. A few years ago I was a lazy teenager who spent his time; lying on the lounge, playing video games, either eating junk or not eating at all, I had a number of extremely embarrassing medical conditions and no social life outside the few friends I occasionally talked to in real life. If any of this sounds familiar then let me start of by telling you that there are thousands, even millions of people who are in the same situation, however not all of them are in the same mindset as you. Many people continue their lives sitting on their ass, doing nothing, not enjoying life and are using video games, movies books etc to either hide their insecurities or just escape from reality. Now don't get me wrong, you are clearly an intelligent person if you are looking at videos like this, there is clearly something inside you that wants to succeed or "Break free". Now for all of you who are complaining about the videos impact on you, your social anxiety or the lack of purpose isn't the reason it didn't work. The real reason is fear. Now this could mean you are afraid of a few things: Failure, People not liking you, Dying alone, Being unhappy, Not earning enough money and many others. However the thing is all these fears have been brought on by one person in the past (No not the same person for all of them), these thoughts all began as one person saying them as a fact and everyone else believing him (or her). They are all universal fears promoted by society and social media and are forced upon us at a young age, we are practically conditioned to fail. Some people like you and me however have the ability to break free of this conditioning, you are probably wondering how I know this and I'll quickly explain how: By forcing yourself through this paragraph it shows you are determined to find a way out of your current life and find your purpose, something that most people don't have the mental strength to do. Anyway back to the wall of text. Let me tell you a story about my good friend, for confidentiality sake he will be referred to as L. Now L was in a similar state to me, no confidence, little to no friends, unhappy with his appearance, thought no one will ever date him, heck he only had his first kiss this year. Now his biggest issue was he wasn't confident in himself, he was afraid to show what he was passionate about because he didn't want people judging him for it. One day I was at his house when he asked me "Hey J, how do you talk to people you've never met before like that, how are you so confident?" and that's when it clicked in him, that's when he began asking questions, he wanted to find happiness, so I helped him find it, some peoples passion is music or art, his was helping others, so I asked him. "What makes you happy?" As I expected he replied with helping others, I then asked him: "Where do you feel in control the most?" He replied with the same answer. I proceeded to ask him a line of questions such as: "Where are you most comfortable?" and "What is success to you?" he replied with a similar answer each time. I told him to picture himself helping someone each time he approaches them he said it sounded hard and that he was afraid something bad might happen, I then told him to tell me his life purpose, he immediately was confused as you probably are after watching this video, I repeated the question once again, He responded with "I don't know, to be successful I guess?" I said so whats your life goal? He told me to be rich, i asked him why, he said because its what makes you happy. He didn't realize that he knew his purpose due to the fact that he was conditioned to be successful by everyone else standard, anyway he now has a beautiful girlfriend and is living in a small home living with his cat, to most this doesn't sound like much but to him, life is perfect, he is happy and free he was able to break free of this ,conditioning, Now, YOU need to be able to find what is holding you back, find the thing that is stopping you from finding happiness NOONE ELSE CAN DO THIS FOR YOU. Usually its the fear of being judged, The thing we fear being judged about the most is the thing that will make us the happiest. However to defeat this fear we must first find the thing we are most afraid of, being judged about the thing that will make us happy. And that is the purpose of this video: To find that thing. The thing that you are best at, the thing that will truly make you happy is the thing you are most afraid of publicly talking about, that one thing that you know you are great at deep down but are too afraid to follow it. The reason this video didn't work is because you already know your purpose, you know how to make yourself happy, you know your purpose, you just need to get out there and chase it and don't quit until you've caught it. If you made it this far you should pat yourself on the back, you persevered when most people wouldn't have even clicked "read more". You are one of the very few who are willing to do what it takes to be happy, to succeed. I wan't you to do a small task, it will take less time than it does to finish a standard netflix episode: Once every day I want you to either write down, or speak out loud the sentence: My name is _______ and my purpose is _________. After that if you wan't you can practice the skills required to achieve this purpose. Thank you for reading, good luck in all your future endeavors, I personally believe in you and you should too. TLDR: If you skipped to the bottom for an easy way out, then you should either A. Read this paragraph or B. Miss out on information less than 2% of the population are willing to understand.
Wow. Simply said..wow. you are undeniably one of the most rarest souls I have ever encountered in these youtube comment sections and even more profound...of this planet. For you to be so young but without question a very wise old soul to have given this young man a way to see, and you would hope, many others to see too if they were only willing to stop and read. I am grateful that I did. Thank you. You need to be commended for the time spent in helping your friend...and me; because of your guidance with asking the right questions, leading him to his own truth, to his already wide opened door that he thought would be closed forever. Rusted, Locked up tight in his doldrums. Heavy rusted chains with many generations of overgrown ivy choking themselves off from the full vitality that is offered in every new season no longer......living. No words other than Be Blessed. You are GRAcE
As someone who has spent countless hours, days, weeks, months, years obsessing over this topic I can tell you all that our purpose in life is to live it to the fullest. Don't spend so much time looking for a purpose, just enjoy the small things. Follow what you enjoy and what is meaningful to you but you don't need to think so deeply about it, if you don't overthink things you'll naturally be led to things that make you happy. Don't put your life on hold while searching. I also think many people who are very successful in life are unhappy because their lives lack balance. Balance is extremely important in life.
@@MGLetItBe it's taken me a long time to figure this out. But yes I think for most people there will not be this big aha moment were they discover their life's purpose. I believe for most people it's much more subtle than that. I often find myself reflecting on past memories. I always looked forward to the future when I would graduate and finally do something with my life that I thought I wanted to do, not what I had to do. Now I regret not appreciating the journey here. Life's short and my career isn't quite what I thought it was going to be, but I am trying to live in the moment more and I find it makes life that much more fulfilling.
@@jordanforbes2557 Like the saying goes "Life happens while you are busy making other plans". Notice how its always 5 or 6 years later, THEN was the good ole days.
I think so many struggle with "finding their purpose" because they are under pressure to be financially successful in this pursuit. So often the things we enjoy and value immensely are not necessarily going to make us hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars.
Yes I think that's true. One tends to feel that your purpose should be your source of income...ideally! I'm realising that it is not necessarily the case. Maybe it's the small things that matter, a word of encouragement, a smile. Simple things that can bring a ray of light into someone's life that make a difference, which you didn't even realise was significant, but may just have been what that person needed right then.
I always felt when I worked as a nanny, I made those kids feel secure and wanted and valued in ways I never felt growing up. I always feel if I never achieved anything else in my life, I know I achieved this.
Same here, Julie. I’m a teacher with exactly those thoughts. Does it happen to you though that you sometimes ask yourself when it’s your turn to fully relax and feel safe? It happens to me.
@@chrisg7795 Indeed, that loop reminds me of Stephen Covey's 7 principles/habits and amongst them the very important one of "Sharpen the Saw" - that is, you need to take of your own needs, too - or with Nel Nodding's term you need to take care that you "can stay one-caring". You need to look to it, that it also is your turn to relax, feel safe, refill your energy and capacity to provide for others. Otherwise the rightly dreaded "burn-out" can happen to you, and that is very serious and of no good for anyone. You are too valuable - try to stay one-caring also about yourself. Thank you for upholding the web of life, which is so important for all of us!
I'm a nanny, currently, and THIS is why I love it! I am for them who I wish I had when I was a kid and teen ❤ I am an artist & writer and my dream is to become a children's book author and illustrator ~ and I'm working towards it 🥰
For a long time, my purpose was to make my parents proud, find a good job, be independent, have a house and my own family. But this was always another one's dream. My mom's dream. Now I have learned that I have to find my own purpose and I feel like even after watching this, I am still lost. I have to live my life for me and not for someone else, but I don't even know why I even live it
Somewhere there, when you circle in what you yourself enjoy doing when nobody looks and nobody pays you or praises you for it, what you are proud of achieving (something difficult enough), what gives you the results that you are pleased with, somewhere there are the answers that are your own answers, not your parents'. Look for meaning rather than for happy-go-lucky feelings. Meaning can become clearer when you think about those people that you yourself admire, what are their central values displayed in their actions? All the best wishes!
Living for your mom or anyone else will leave you feeling empty. Start journaling about what you want, who do you want to be, what excites you the most? Some things make your heart race, but when you come to something you're really passionate about, your heart slows and beats hard in your chest! You deserve to know yourself~ even if it's the first time you've searched yourself, you deserve it! ❤
I understood him differently and I don't think that's what your mom truly wants. I think she wants you to be healthy and to prosper. you don't seem to understand each other and to give her the blame is cheap. who do you do it for, to help them become what? to be so self centered as you describe it is destructive, that explains your feeling of being lost
At 78, and a lifetime of rediscovering "purpose," meaning, I'll add that whatever you are loving being and doing, most wonderfully as conscious Practice, IS your Gift to the world, your "purpose," and there's a flow between 'you' and 'other', whether it's serving another human, a plant, a four legged. And your presence, for small or large moments of your life, is all you can offer, and enough.
What a superb talk. I’ve learned there in 10 minutes that has taken me 47 years to do, I know my purpose now. Before I was playing the piano for recognition, for more likes and comments. After watching this talk, I now know my purpose is to help people to relax and sooth their minds through music.
A life purpose can be being a better person, kinder, more giving, to be stronger,to travel, to help people, to foster kids, to help animals, to grow, to be more spiritual, to be closer to your God, to learn to let go, to just live your best life!!!!!!!!
I agree. It does not have to be one thing. It’s bringing abundance into other peoples lives helping animals in need sharing resources having to listen to somebody in need Life’s purpose is to be a good human being and open your arms to help others whether you have talent or not.
I am Maddie, I am a bartender, I make drinks for customers, they want to be inebriated and they change into aggressive, disorientated, assholes. Thanks for clarifying my life purpose. I feel just great.
well it kinda referred to what you really love to do, or what you feel like you are so good at that you can actually teach it to someone. I am not sure if you really love bartending , but if you do there has to be another type of reason like to help people taste a lovely alcohol mix if it is about cocktails (not likely, but still) or you just want to help them forget their problems in drowning themselves in alcohol (which is not your problem). I don't know, I think it is all about perspective ... try another working place or figure out if this is what you really, really deep down want to do and ask yourself why. Anyway, I could not find the so called "life purpose" based on these 5 questions 'cause I am still stuck at question no. 2, I am not sure I can teach anyone anything really, and I have no idea what do I really love doing because I love so many things and I cannot really pick one because I feel like there must be something else out there , more interesting to love than whatever I currently like doing because what I like feels lame. :))
Bianca L. if your life purpose is your passion/something you really love then who cares what other people think if it's good enough? don't criticize yourself. if it makes you happy and if someone gets something out of it, then that's good enough. sorry I'm bad at expressing my thoughts.
No matter what you do, if you do not value it. It is worthless.Value your time and every thing that you choose to do. No one, absolutely no one, can force you to do something your don't want to. Take responsibility for your choices. If you have decided to make yourself a "victim" you will feel like one. Victory come from years of dedication and repetition. Dedication for excellence and repetition for perfection. If you do the same thing every time, then do it with more perfection, take a constant feedback for every guest if they like it that way it is made, is there some you could add or subtract to make it taste even more fabulous. Bartender should be proud, Jesus turned water into wine that was his first miracle at the wedding feast at cana.
In my humble opinion, the answer to "who do you do it for?" should be yourself. You do it because it makes you feel good about yourself and because it makes you vibrate. All the rest are positive side effects of you being true to yourself.
Yes, of course, but for example if you are a teacher, and you love teaching its question number 2, you already know and love what you teach so when you teach it for others it makes them learn and you can also do it for your family becsuse of the salary you get and of course for yourself. Its not only one answer, I think.
@Ivana Mielniczuk It's the same thing I'm saying. Basically, if we're able to sincerely answer to the first question "Who are you?", the other questions don't matter... If we have a good understanding of who we are and accept, love and respect ourselves no matter our flaws, we will do something we love. And if we do something we love, it is most likely gonna benefit others as well. The thing is, the first question is the hardest to answer for many of us... That's the first step. Then we actually have to love ourselves... Which can be a challenge in itself.
@@Gabcharp I guess I misunderstood at the begining what you meant because english isnt my mother tongue. But now I can say you are right and expressed it beautifully
@Ivana Mielniczuk It's ok. It's not my native language either so I probably wasn't very clear hehe. Thank you for your comment. I should have put more emphasis on the fact that you are absolutely right too 💙
Note: You don't have to spend the rest of your life doing the one thing that you have knowledge in at this moment in time, you can explore other things and discover other future talents, the more you educate yourself the more opportunities you will want to take. Bathe yourself in information and don't stick with just one thing because someone told you that it's all you'll ever be good at and has to be your life purpose. Sure that one thing can lead to growth and talent, but do it because you actually want to do it. You only get one life my friends, try a bit of everything, knock on many doors until you find something you love and find fascinating or worth pushing yourself for, working hard for and reap the benefits.
There's a book called Hidden Time Wealth, and it talks about how using some secret techniques, you can overcome procrastination and accomplish anything in life. It's not just a bunch of empty promises; it's the real deal.
I ran this guy's presentation at double speed and it took only 4 minutes and 47 seconds. Now I'm gonna watch all of RUclips at double speed and emerge in about two years with a brain that works at double speed so normal life seems like a piece of cake.
lol i will do that to, maybe. But you could also do mental math like multiplication, division, addition, subtraction 10 min a day and see results a lot faster than double speed youtube videos. I use this website to play a mental math game brainscale.net/mental-math Are you gonna do it because it will improve processing speed.
click on the little wheel next to the closed captions (CC) option on the bottom right of the video. You have to scroll your pointer over the video for the options to show up.
My life long purpose is to provide for my family. For a lot of us it really is that simple. If you can get food on the table and a warm home you have made it.
When I started watching this video I knew nothing about my life purpose, when I was done watching the whole video I still knew nothing about my life purpose. Update: 1 year later and I've decided there really is no purpose to life. It's incredibly interesting to speculate on how humans came to be as I feel knowing the answer to that question would also explain our purpose (or lack thereof) but until I find the answer to that question I will hold onto my opinion about life having no purpose. I've also realized not having a purpose is not inherently depressing. In the same situation some people can be happy and some extremely sad. Which makes depression extremely scary because it shows that you do not need a tangible reason to be depressed and if something has no cause it has no clear solution either. I have found a good way to move on with life in the meantime. Have a fun activity that you can do daily, for example playing csgo or whatever you genuinely enjoy doing (with friends if possible). On top of that have one super fun and hard to achieve goal for example starting a tech company. This will keep you occupied from the everlasting string of questions and you will probably lead an interesting life, the scale of which depends entirely on you. Also stop caring about what anyone thinks of you, it will give your life a huge happiness boost instantaneously.
Name: Charles What could I teach? Film making For Who - People wanting an escape What do they want -- Good Stories/ Human Connection/ How do they transform - Open Mindedness/ New Perspective I want to make movies that give people new perspective Hmm... maybe
Life comes down to two things: 1. Find your purpose and take action on it. 2. Find someone who actually cares that you found your purpose and never let them go. If you do those two things, you win at the game of Life.
Excellent. My Professor in my MBA Program assigned me to listen to your talk. This brought me to tears because I have not been able to figure out my life's purpose til now. Thank you so much for sharing your message. My name is Kristina Brown and my life's purpose is to make people look and feel beautiful.
passion is for you and your purpose is for others. Your passion makes you happy, but when you use your passion to make difference in someone else's life, that's a service and that's your purpose.
Yeah, when I saw the 19M views, I should have known better. I answered the questions, but I already know my why and how it fits into the world. Most of the complainers on her don't know, and this speech doesn't change that. He's right that knowing the answers to those questions can be powerful...why is why so many people feel powerless.....
I'm not negative, in fact I'm exceptionally positive, I just happen to be quite selfish and not passionate about anything, so yeah this video doesn't help if you don't know what you want and you don't care about others, in any case I'm just chilling anyway.
I agree Angie. Fine, he had 5 suggestions to help you decide what you want to do to fulfil your life's purpose but then he went on to ask the audience their answers, assuming they were all doing what they were supposed to be doing in life. It sounded like only a handful of people were answering him so maybe they were the only ones who were doing what they wanted to. The others, like myself, hadn't a clue and are none the wiser after it. I'm disappointed.
I think we are so lucky to of been born and experience this world, there is no "purpose" to "search" for. Live your life, spread positivity and just focus on making yourself and others happy. knowing you have come into the world and made someone's life better, or you made a animal's life better by just a tiny bit means your life was purposeful. i'm a loner, introvert, don't have any friends , most would think im a waste of space but i make my dog's life great and thats how i know im not useless or pointless because i have made someone's life so much better than if i wasnt born.
Yeah, improve yourself and the world (be a man of value, as Einstein said). But don't forget self-discovery and spirituality. Materialism alone does not feed the soul, only gives a temporary ego boost.
@Dante my dog is doing great and just to change the way i see myself i will re-write the last bit i wrote. "i am a introvert, i do have friends and nobody thinks im a waste of space." inner thoughts can make you feel worthless but it is never the case. Just got to be weary of my internal thoughts and the ongoing struggle to quiet them/change the way i speak to myself in a more positive light.
I am 19 and in my second year of college and I am stuck on trying to figure out what I want to study. I just need a direction to go towards, a purpose. Even though I technically do not do anything yet, this video opened my mind in realizing that I have to find something I love to do but also benefits and helps others. Simple and inspiring -loved it!
Citlali I'm ten years older than you. I only now understand happiness. and purpose. When i was 19 I dropped out of college feeling disenfranchised, I joined the military. Never did i think i would do that in a million years.Now I live in LA and I make music and work on movies. Most lives go totally way out of the way of what you wanted or expected. The truth is...brace yourself...people in the west WANT TOO MUCH. We are taught and indoctrinated to be unhappy with everything that's not perfect. Nothing...not the job you thought you wanted or the partner you thought you'd have...will make you happy or feel complete. we are always changing and things are always changing around us.The trick is to learn to enjoy the journey and ride the waves. There's an attitude we can take in life and it may take some time to understand but it's either anxiety or adventure. if we see the ups and downs as a part of our life and learn to see it as an adventure, life is so much more enjoyable. I have a lot if friends who went through identity crises and worries about work and relationships. the ones who learned to see what was around them and always make the best of it found themselves more satisfied. People often are not happy because they don't want life to be as challenging as it truly is. Focus on being around good and genuine people, see life as an adventure, and you as the hero. At nineteen you're just starting out. there will be so many changes and revisions. Just don't let that process get to you. You'll do fine. :) Hope I helped.
Thank you for your comment, I appreciate your feedback on your outlook on purpose. I definitely agree on just living life as a journey and making the best out of it... I know I am young and things will fall in place on their own. I know my identity will play out as I live. Good luck on your own adventure :)
So glad I watched this video because if I hadn't, I might have been lost for a long long time. Something just clicked for me when he mentioned it's more about other people and not yourself. For the first time in a long time, I have this calming feeling inside of me instead of constantly being anxious about why I'm in this world. Such a life changing TED talk, thank you very much Adam!
That element of doing good for others is fine, but the claim that this is more about other people than you is false. I believe in enlightened self-interest and that doing good for others rewards ME with the pleasure of that fulfilling experience. There's no real division between doing good for others and doing good for yourself, since selfish actions are inherently defeating over time.
My interpretation: Your life purpose is constructed on your contribution to the world. You do not neccesarily have one at the moment, for example, if you're still a high school student. It also may or may not be what you want, especially when your contribution is not significant. So then you want to do something different. How? If you just say "I enjoy drawing", it means nothing. This thought doesn't help you picture your future. In the end, do you want to give children awesome dreams? Do you want to make people rethink on life and reach their "Eureka" moment? This is what you truly are. Your career as an "illustrator" is just a way to achieve this, rather than itself being the main focus. That's also why you may hesitate to draw for advertising companies, because then you are expressing other people's ideas rather than your own.
True. I am an artist and designer and loath the idea of working for a company. Giving them my ideas so they can make money. Forget that. But you make a good point; this exercise isn't about what one likes to do, this is about how what makes one happy can be meaningful. I think most of us want to feel meaningful to others, which in turn gives our lives meaning. Get my meaning?
This is very moving, the things that make you up are not you, you are unique compared to others, you are that 1are that slim chance of the millions of egg cells in moms womb. The very fiber of your very existence is what you are. The only thing that makes you complete, is you. Its not your compassion that makes you want to do what you want to do. Its you. The only one thing that is true to you, is you. God and Jesus don't forcefully make you do certain things. Its you. Your vey heart and soul is what ignites you to do your very best. Emotions are a big part of this factor. But focus on happiness, joy, and all above that.Its ok to get mad, sad, or angry it just helps us get a better concept of what we do, who we are, and what we are. You are your own truth. Making mistakes never hurts anyone, we learn from those mistakes. If you say I love this, I love tthat , don't listen to yourself. God, Jesus,and the angels are here to help us guide ourselves through life until are time is up. But God is still within us. He believes in all of us. So, if someone says "God hates, Jesus hates you, you are a part of the Devil", don't listen to them. There is only one thing we can fully understand in this universe or possibly multiverse, and that is ourselves. Thank you for reading this.
This comment is for ALL people. The purpose of life is to be happy. We aren't supposed to be told what to do, who decided what is beauty and what is not beauty, who decided that this is fashionable and this is out of fashion. Who decided that what you are doing right now is wrong or right? Who decided what religion is better than the other? You are NOT a sheep!! You are a human being with a right to happiness, you are an amazing individual who can give the world what it needs. Doing what you love doing is something that many people take for granted, we always follow rules and we always do what our parents wants us to do, because money is more important than your happiness. I am going to start doing what I love and I am going to change my life and help people as much as I can, and when the day comes when I die, people will remember me not for my riches, but how I enriched people's lives. Find out who you are guys, find out what makes you happy, because people just are so much better when they are happy. Do research on what makes people happy and you will be shocked to see that it is actually not about you, but it involves other people rather than yourself. Be who you are, as long as it makes you happy and it makes people happy. Have an awesome week guys
thank you for your positive comment. i enjoyed reading it and agree with that we must do what makes us happy. but what if we dont know? what if we are too busy to stop and enjoy life? no im not a sheep! i refuse to be. but the system is built so that we're always kept busy and never have spare time to sit and think and be creative. im busy with a full time job and busy with school. when do you suppose we'll be able to work on any projects if we're always being pulled in so many directions? :( im so stressed out because id like to have a job that doesnt feel like a job, but im stuck. why? cuz i gotta stay here in order to continue my school since this job is flexible with working with my school hrs. and im going to school so i can have a more comfortable life later and for the security of having a degree. its not easy to find our purpose when we're so distracted from ourselves, when we're deprevided of life and enjoying a beautiful day outside because we're stuck in a 7 by 7 cubicle.
+Lucia Preciado Thank you for replying with a detailed description of your situation. I totally get what you're saying. I would suggest start with the time you have, even if it is just 5 minutes to write down the things you love, it could be literally anything. Then focus on those things and sort them from most favourable to least and there you should begin to find yourself and what you love. Maybe the direction you are going to is the right decision. Focus on people who inspire you and ask yourself why they inspire you. Then focus on finding people with the same motivations as you and see what they are doing. You could practise at school, and when you get the job you can then learn all the tricks to the trade and open up your own business where you make the rules. Keep in mind that you want to make your employees happy as well, so that you benefit yourself and others :) There are many ways to do things, and we always have some time to think and from the looks of it you have no problem when it comes to using your brain. Being passionate about something will make you comfortable I can guarrantee it. Believe in yourself and others will believe in you too. Have a great week
Ever since quitting alcohol I had a huge realization that my purpose is to help people with mental health issues and sharing with how powerful hobbies are and becoming in touch with nature
Right finding your answers so not to have to live with issues, and a place to go to regroup. Your not your issues your the answers. Yet home is to be same place from world. Joy, peace, joy, food, rest, and quite time so you regroup before another another day in world. Seem you found your purpose yet it can be used in other way field is endless in some areas. There a saying your not your issues your-your answers. We create life we live in our home any area thing about creating you just keep great in till the end. Reason people like being outside bring more life. Sun, trees with more. Purpose is what you do daily. Living Your life daily in purpise. Answers remove issues for your greatest life. Attitude of Gratitude is being thankful for what you have not what you see around you.
I was like, "yeah, know your purpose in 5 minutes- another one of these", but then after your video, I think I've learnt how to overpromise and overdeliver. Thank you for your talk
This only tells people their purpose is about something they can give to others. My answers were that I am Rozanne, I love making stuff, whether it's clothes or paintings. I do that for me and it makes me happy. It would be nice if I can make someone else happy too, but it's really for me. I think people's purpose is to be happy and to love and do whatever makes them feel that way.
yeah, no mantra is ever going to work for everybody, because everybody is different. Some people dont helping others, some people think its fun to kill others, while you can argue you can still help for example by becoming a marine. Still, it aint all that black and white. The most important thing is to try and be happy, religious aspects and society standards aside.
I once read a book that helped me with this question. It stated, the first half of your life you make money from what you educate yourself in, invest, and save your earnings. The second half of your life you follow the passion you have inside to help others with the skills that come easy to you. It may strictly be charity work or making far less than what you once were use to earning. Because it's no longer about you, if you have successfully secured your future, but the joy found in helping others. It helped to know what you start out doing does not have to be forever. Life's experiences changes us and we can do something totally different.
Hey Sandra, if you can remember, do you mind sharing the book you read? Thanks for your insight, i'm going to print out your comment as a personal reminder because it resonates with me.
@@OrealeXO it was a very long time ago, but I always remembered what it said. The internet is lovely , I found it. The book is "Finishing Well: The Adventure of Life Beyond Halftime" by Bob Buford. Apparently he wrote another book that I did not read called, " Halftime: Changing your Game Plan from Success to Significance." Hope it bless you as it did me.
After reading almost half of the comments and finish watching this video I've come up with this fact that life is the way you pursue your enjoyable activities it's the pathway of doing what makes you invigorated and what grows such a huge entertainment inside you , just forget about this purpose thing and follow what you're passionate about what you feel flat out energetic and ready to do for no price whatsoever this thing will usher you automatically to your genuine passion .
As someone who has spent countless hours, days, weeks, months, years obsessing over this topic I can tell you all that our purpose in life is to live it to the fullest. Don't spend so much time looking for a purpose, just enjoy the small things. Follow what you enjoy and what is meaningful to you but you don't need to think so deeply about it, if you don't overthink things you'll naturally be led to things that make you happy. Don't put your life on hold while searching. I also think many people who are very successful in life are unhappy because their lives lack balance. Balance is extremely important in life. Thank You For This Video, I learn a lot.
Life Purpose : 1. Who you are? 2. What you do? and What do you love to do? 3. Who you do it for? Picture them in your mind 4. What those people want and need? 5. How do they change or transform as a result of what I give them?
Wisdom, clarity, anwers, better life, direction with guidance. Create life with answers for rest of your life to continue creating. Living in purpose daily. Your Best Life Now. Excellence with leadership. Living in all areas everyday creating your best life. It's not about how you feel. Knowledge. Attitude of Gratitude being thankful of what you have bot all you see. I used this as example for issues it's your answers for life not issues you see one walks in daily with purpose that creates a better life with answers. No answers your stuck. You must have a blance food, rest, and quite time. Now rest is your great life. Last point your place you live is one of joy with peace out of day in world to regroup before another another day in world.
@@sheliarossell3162 I had the same question, but think he clarified that it's the people that are the beneficiary of what you do. For example, you love to paint mountain scenes. Sure you do it for yourself as you enjoy it, but as an artist you would be doing / sharing it with people who enjoy mountain scene paintings. Especially if you were to custom paint. At least this is how I interpret it, almost like who is the customer or who am I servicing with what I do.
@@dharsinparamenthiram2893 sometimes what you do for yourself indirectly impacts someone else. I created a brooch for an event that requested all of us ( woman veterans) wear our service branch pins to show which branch we'd served in. I wanted a nice brooch for my dress, so I created one that incorporated my branch. Four years later, I've sold 22 in one month, and have standing orders for 20+ more. I did it for me, but inspired other women veterans who saw it, to represent their service careers in a more fancy style of dress.
1. Who are you? I am a Humanoid Organism. 2. What do I do? What do you LOVE to do? (Two totally different questions). I go to work. I LOVE to wander around stoned taking pictures. Narrowing that down to what I feel supremely qualified to teach other people? I am not supremely qualified to teach other people anything. 3. Who do I do it for? It depends on which of the above questions I am answering. Anyway, the audience just mumbled. People don't necessarily do what they do for anyone in particular. Often they do what they do just to survive. 4. What do they want or need? Who? 5. How do they change or transform as a result? Who? If I work in a crematorium incinerating animals they turn into ashes. Why was that formulation so powerful? It wasn't. It was meaningless psychobabble. I looked this guy up. Reading between the lines I think he was in the right place at the right time, knew the right people, had good social skills and got lucky. I don't think he lives in the real world and I think this vid was a waste of time.
+HumanoidOrganism A Humanoid Organism would be what you are not who you are. if you were referring to your YT name then you should have said, "I am HumanoidOrganism."
One might introduce one's self by name or by another defining characteristic. For example, if a person said to me "who are you" in a work context I might say "I'm an undercover police officer" (although that is not my occupation!). I think in the context of this Ted Talk the speaker was not asking the audience to interrogate themselves as to what their name was, but who they were in terms of their nature as a person. My YT name is HumanoidOrganism but I am also a biological organism of the humanoid variety.If you want to get pedantic let me know and I will point out the grammatical errors in your post.
***** no, i still feel like a sense of achievement in video-games, but then i get upset because i dont get that in real life. so i stopped playing video-games :(
I was not confused about my life purpose. But what I discovered by defining every day what made me happy that day and what gave me joy that day without costing ANY money, I discovered the kinds of activities and experiences I needed to increase in my life. Increasing those kinds of activities and experiences has made a big difference.
Underrated Comment and Take my friend. What you said is Very, very True. I actually do the same more or less….And yes, it does make a massive difference in mentality and the overall look on Life.
It’s really important to know that you don’t have to ‘become’ anything. This obsession with purpose is silly. Just being here is enough. Being a good person is enough. You are enough. Billions of people can’t read of write and they are here for a reason. Being is enough.
JAKE FUKK very well said. I'm sick of videos/people talking about what they are and want to be. videos with piano over lays. Joe Rogan preaching his bull. you're right. being is enough.
Amen! Well said Jake! Our worth is not determined by our Productivity. We are INHERENTLY WORTHY. I was watching this video because I have way too many passions. Lol. I never know where to focus...but do I really NEED to focus?? Idk...🤔
Whoa!! That legit sounds like the lyrics from the BTS song called Paradise. They say the exact same thing. The fact that you breathing is enough; stop running for nothing (chasing dreams that were imposed on you by society)
It's disheartening to read the comment section of this video, I was expecting positive feedback, but all I read was stories of depression and negativity. My name is Martin, I help people get through depression, I do it for my friends and family, because they need hope and help, and then they become less depressed, and more happy. My life purpose is to spread positivity and joy towards people and friends. If you're still struggling to find your passion, work hard to find it. You don't get what you wish for, you get what you work for! Work hard at find it!
Martin You are of the few that hot this message because You are not selfish, You are lucky that You have found out the purpose of your life. You vive more than what You receive. Congratulations for being so possitive. This world needs more consciouss people like you
@Abraham Serafino I think part of Adam's message was that we overthink things so much that sometimes a quick response to a big question can be the best answer. Your gut reply can be more truthful and honest than trying to be clever or impress others. Also your life's purpose can be many things of your choosing and can change as you change. You have to admit when he said you will know your life's purpose in 5 minutes, your attention was riveted to this guy. I remember a great line in the movie "City Slickers" where Curly says the secret to life is just 1 thing while pointing his finger. Billy Crystal's character asks "what, what is it?" Curly(Jack Palance) says, "thats for you to find out". Only you know what it is, no one else can tell you. ( :
But isn't there a trick to this? If your life purpose is to make depressed people happy, in a world where all depressed people are already happy, you become depressed yourself, having no way of executing your life purpose?
Everyone's life purpose is to help the world a little, before they die, so it can ladder it's way up and become better for the future inhabitants. And then become a better world altogether. And in the end, it'll be a masterpiece of teamwork, with everyone's say.
"The most successful people in any field always focus more on the people they serve than how they are served themselves." Brilliant. I'm 35 years old and barely scratching the surface on pursuing what makes me feel like myself, but this truly resonated with me. I usually care more about others than I do myself. I think my purpose is to build up others so we can grow together.
What a lovely guy. He does what he loves and gets paid well for it. A shining example of how to be. I wish for you all peace, love and harmony. I love you xxx
Julius Fawcett What kind of horrible reasoning is that? Naturally, it is wrong. Some criticism is completely valid and even necessary. But saying all criticism is projection or self criticism is monumentally stupid. A critic of abuse is not necessarily an abuser. Only cowards and the morally bankrupt do not criticize. Behind the false veneer of "peace, love and harmony" is actually a core of glaze-eyed acceptance of horrible philosophy and complacence while simultaneously trying to silence opposing voices.
I am Silvie, a dedicated biochemistry student with a deep focus on health and nutrition. My purpose is centered on acquiring and applying knowledge in these areas primarily for the well-being of my ASD child, and other children facing similar challenges. These children need optimal nutrition and support for their health and development. By addressing these needs, I contribute to significant improvements in their lives. As a result of my efforts, they achieve better health and development outcomes, including improved sleep, eating habits, communication skills, and behavior. This transformation not only enhances their quality of life but also provides a beacon of hope and a pathway for others in similar situations.
The happier 20% each knew 5 things: 1. Who are you? - What is your name? 2. What do you do? - What is the one thing that right now you feel supremely qualified to teach other people? 3. Who do you do it for? 4. What do those people want/need? (1 or 2 words) 5. How do they change as a result?
Didn't you just hate those kids at school when you were 12 years old & they just knew exactly what they wanted to do with their lives, & they did just that when they left! I'm 50 this year & I still haven't managed to understand & realize what it is I really want to do! Must be great working & being paid good money doing what you love!
you nailed it in your last sentence. what ever you love, find some type of work within that field. you like horses? go to the track and walk them. groom them, anything having to do with horses. simple. and yeah, if you work doing what you love, you aren't working at all!
If all the professions received equal pay. Which one would you choose? If you suddenly had 30 Billion Dollars and you were still forced to work/have a profession (because of a new law) and you had all the connections in the world which 3 would you choose?
There is something everyone needs to understand. This man can't possibly tell you what your purpose is in a video. He paints a picture of the direction you should move towards once you think you have an idea. If you don't see how he is trying to help then you'll be part of the 80%. life itself is so challenging so its difficult to even think of a "purpose" or take this seriously because there is so much more to it then that. But he is a smart guy and i think he made very very good points.
I know my life purpose is to teach health and nutrition. However when it comes to what others want from me and how I serve them it turns out to be they want me to cook healthy dishes for them. This is my experience. Maybe my purpose now must include becoming a chef that teaches healthy cooking and cooks healthful meals for others. This is a new revelation for me. I will go on this pathway. Thanks for this Ted talk. This helped me figure it out.
You can only really answer these questions if you already know what you want to do. I couldn't answer past question number 1 because I don't know what I want to do. Kind of why I wanted to watch this video.
+ Crystal Martin: It can take some courage to act on ideas. Perhaps you will decide to play some thought experiments, or, create some future-diary type stories. I do stuff like this: I google anything that I have some interest in. For example, today I was thinking about a pal in London who wants to move to Malaga, Spain. I was thinking, "I know nothing about Malaga"... actually, I needed to look it up on a map to see where in Spain it is. So, I did THAT. Then, I searched for "Flats for sale in Malaga" (condos for sale) because he wants to buy a place there. I spent some time looking at places for sale in malaga... and then I realized that doing that was a bit useless as I know nothing about 'the where factor' in Malaga. Also, my pal has so little money that none of this makes sense. He does not have enough to buy what looks good.... and, "is what looks good really any good?" So, then I thought, "If I go there, WHERE would I want to be?" and then I decided to look at pictures (Google images) and aerial photos from Google. I thought, "Damn, this place is dry and I'm going to need fresh water to drink!" And so I googled 'fresh water in malaga' and got all sorts of info about AQUIFERS.... ie., fresh water that is underground. I researched all THAT for thirty minutes and learned as much as I could about aquifers in coastal regions.... Whoa...."Coastal aquifers are in danger from sea level change". I find THIS highly interesting so I read more and I relate it all to where I currently live, near Boston, and ask: "Where can I find plentiful reserves of (underground) fresh water that is near to the ocean?". I know that I want to live up over the ocean on a rock ledge, ideally 100 feet up above the mean sea level, AND, I will need fresh water to drink, I'll need to water my garden". I do the research required to learn about WHERE this is in my area because THIS, if I can find it, will be and area where I will want to buy land in order to end up building a house that will for the next one-hundred years, sustain me and the family I want to have. So, I find the land I want to buy and now I have a goal set up. Yep!! "I want to buy this land and nothing will stop me". Now I am willing to anything to get the money to get the land I need to build the compound for the wonderful future I will have with this wonderful family in my head. Now I have a purposeful thing that I want to accomplish. I keep pushing and doors that I never even considered suddenly appear and some open as I learn to lean against them hard enough. I am so desiring this home above the sea with fresh food, my girl (aka wife) my babies, everything.... life starts open up for me and I start to get it all. Easy peasy. In no way did I expect this to happen! Nevertheless, I am not at all surprised that it all appeared out of thin air. Don't look for a job until you do this sort of an exercise. And then once you find this THING that interests you highly, go into all that you can on the subject. From there you will see that there are many jobs that will work to serve YOU as a way of learning more as you progress toward getting this THING that you want so badly. Do NOT look for a job opening' instead look for the best job for your training. Know WHY you want to be in this one company. Pretend that you have millions of dollars and you want to BUY a company. Why one over the other? Learn all you can and call them to set up an appointment to meet with them. You are shopping for the BEST FIT. You are NOT 'trying to get a job'. It's about research and attitude. Take ownership.
Well, one way to do is to actually have a mission statement rather than a specific purpose. Say... my mission statement is to have the most fun life I can. So, I've lived a life that allows me to have the most fun I can. Something like that. Now, for me, having the most fun possible is PART of mine. Most of the jobs I've had were actually fun because that's what I wanted. I didn't care about the pay as much because of it and that was fine. I always managed to make enough money not to worry about the rent or other stuff like that. It's more fulfilling that way. Now, I don't always live by that mission statement. It's impossible to have fun 100% of the time. People I've loved have died, for example. Hard to have fun with that. But that's a part of life.
I can give you your life purpose with a simple question: What do you think about when you want to feel happy or at peace? Those are your goals. Easy, genius.
Death ....mostly. Ahhhhhhh, I get it now!! Right, where's my local Job Agency ....and will they have Vacancies for a Serial Killer!! Jokes aside ...I'm an Undertake, and I used your philosophy years ago, to chose this line of work. Asking my self: "what makes me most happy, relaxed and calm" ...I thought: "laying down, and when people don't talk back" ...BINGO!! HAHAHA!!
Question 1: Got it, easy. Question 2: Uh... um... wait I need more time -- Question 3: Wait hang on -- Question 4: I SAID HANG ON! Question 5: Ask me in 10 years when I figure out question 2...
My 2 cents worth-1) Do what’s right. You know right from wrong. 2) This is important: _Give yourself permission_ …to do what you would like to do and what helps other people (directly or indirectly), and that will become your purpose. You will be happy doing it and your happiness will affect all the people around you. No one ever had a purpose who hated what they were doing.
Allot of people here forget 1 important, if the not the main, point he made, what do you do that HELPS OTHERS in someway. It is not only about helping others, but also helping yourself. If you are doing something that doesnt benefit other people in some way, you will feel empty inside. Does money really matter? Maybe our minds think so, maybe our hearts think that as well, for a short while, because in the long run it will leave this empty space. By doing something you are good at, which fits you as a person, chances are big you will be happy. If you are doing something that doesn't help others but which you are good at, like I said, in the long run it won't be satisfying anymore. But if it doesn't make you happy then probably it doesn't really fit you as a person as well. So maybe in the end the main point is not to help others, but help yourself by doing something that contributes something to this world and fits you as a person. Maybe forget about people and do something you are good at and born to do. But bear in mind the true way of finding happiness. As long as you are creating something positive then you might help others without trying.
beautiful. people keep missing this key part. you have to contribute. people just want to get "stuff" and have the ability to get as much "stuff" as they want, and thats the dream. if you are just a leech you will never feel fulfilled, even if you get the stuff.
But the thing you forget is that simply helping others doesn't automatically make everyone feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Some people simply do not get enough joy out of helping someone else to offset their distaste for the activity that helped. They'll do it, but they won't necessarily enjoy it. Some people even end up doing things that benefit all of humanity for no one other than themselves. The whole point of finding the purpose of your life is to be able to do something you love, you know, so you can actually enjoy your life. Trying to shoehorn everyone into "but you have to do it for *others*" doesn't really leave us in any better place than we started.
Wells I agree, my comment was a bit blunt. I just made my point like that to emphasize that its important to contribute or create something that benefits this world. And not just for the sake of helping others. Your motivation doesn't really matter, in fact, I think most people hate each other. So to make people itself the main motivation would be wrong. Yes, we shouldnt ignore our own needs. We cant work if we are hungry right? How can we do something that contributes if we have an empty stomach or unhappy mind. Who are we to judge what contributes or helps others? Maybe the main point is not to help others, maybe the main point of this video is to be happy. And some people are less selfish then others or caring, some people take great pleasure in cooking, some in guarding the streets at night. If you are happy, you probaly have found your life purpose or found something that just works. And often doing that something that makes you happy, contributes to this world. If it doesnt contribute to this world, then probably its a short lived kind of happy, and sooner or later without consciously thinking about helping others, you will get unhappy without knowing why. I think thats the main message of this video, and I hope this is a satisfying reply to your comment. I have re-adjusted mine as well.
There doesn't need to be a distinction between self and others. Some people get great joy out of helping others, others get great joy out of helping themselves. Probably we're all a balance of the two, but we can lean more one way than another.
Daniel Walley Maybe, if we all focused on helping each other this great need to help ourselves would be non existent. The need to focus one oneself comes from a void within. Sometimes, you have to fix that to move forward, but it isn't necessarily something you fix on your own. Realizing that helps you in understanding that we are here for each other not ourselves.
Life is already a purpose and we are here to fulfill that purpose. And, as a human being our very first purpose should be to live our life to the fullest. ❤🤗🙏
I feel like he completely ignored the fact that half the audience didn't have an answer to question 2. Instead of taking the time to help them find it, he barrelled on with his script and lost every one.
I always knew my life purpose, so my answer may help someone: 1 - I am an educator (I took this question as a "What you are" because who doesn't say much about anyone) 2 - I enhance people's performances on nearly anything (Mostly professions) 3 - Autodidacts, desperate people, competitors/ anyone who wants to be among the best at something 4 - They want to improve their current skills 5 - Some became arguably the best, some became better than the average joe. All of them became better than when they started But hey, these people took at least 1,5 to 5 years to find their "purpose" which is no more than their will. TLDR for gamers: Life is like Minecraft. You don't have a purpose in life besides survive so, have fun while you do it.
lol i think this is more about what you naturally do well (it could be what you do better than other people you know. For example, plan and organize or meet new people/speak in public etc. Cuz obviously, especially for those of us in their 20s, it's hard to already be supremely good at something).
Life Purpose : 1. Who you are? = I am trying to figure out 2. What you do? and What do you love to do? = I am a student and love to be at home and read 3. Who you do it for? Picture them in your mind = I Do it to myself 4. What those people want and need? = Who ? Me? I need to know what is my life purpose 5. How do they change or transform as a result of what I give them? Who? Me? Nothings has change : (
I think they meant "How to know your life purpose in 5 *Questions*: 1) Who you are? 2) What you do? 3) Who you do it for? 4) What those people want and need? 5) How those people change as a result?
I’m still stuck on the second question... I don’t feel like I’m “supremely” qualified to teach anyone anything! Because I don’t know that much about any one particular thing
Hey, now you know that, you can actively look through things you would enjoy teaching others and then go down that path and see if you figure out your life goal
You know how to read and write, maybe you can teach others,,,if you still not happy doing so maybe that time you spent helping others can make them really happy,,, i think it's difficult not to feel great doing those kind of things, not only charity,,,Cook something to a friend, ask him what he would like for dinner, for example
It has taken me my entire life but timing is everything. During the pandemic, I am using my experience as a video producer and my passion for storytelling to serve my purpose by promoting small businesses who provide quality products and customer service.
I like how he brings up the most complex and intriguing question anyone can ask themselves right off the bat, and then disregards it as quickly. I still can't fully answer that
I would say the better question is ‘what do you always do in your free time that you have an intrinsic motivation to do? The thing that you’re always interested in, that you always go back to. The thing that makes you happy and gives you a sense of calm. The thing to do when there’s no one around to pay attention to and no obligations.
The problem with this upbeat peppyness is the Asumption everyone has this thing you speak of. When the answer comes back nothing. What's left. My spare time is filled with how bored and fed up I am.. that's what I keep coming back to..
My purpose is what I do daily. Yet my gift is wisdom with clarity with life at it's best with answers. This can be used in any area. Seeing the answer. For daily life, job, company, people, and any area. Even brings great change just being in any area.
#1.King David...#2.Evangelist/Preacher...#3.I work for God Almighty, and I do it for people...#4.They need salvation, and want to be happy and find their purpose...#5.Some get saved and or learn facts about life and their existence, knowing that there's life after death, but have a choice where they go when they die. But while their here they were created by God with purpose and there is only 1 of them because they were designed by God with only 1 unique fingerprint per person. Jesus Saves.
Thanks for putting the questions up Rick, see you helped me, and like this common sense genious said we are also here to serve, cause serving and making others happy through our gifts and abilities that God gave us enriches our lives. It's when we horde things is when our lives are boring and unfulfilled with no purpose. Our purpose is to aid other people in education of who our Creator is and help them anyway we can and help them to realize they have purpose as well. God bless
c thompson both of you got it all wrong because religion was made because as humans we need to believe in something for answers we don’t actually have and was also a law of the land before there was law. You can also look this up for a fact check but one of the biggest reason people believe in religion is because they need to believe there is life after death when honestly no one knows but we will all see when where there and I didn’t mean to offend anyone because I am not an atheist I just believe in a higher being because I believe whoever is behind the creation of humanity is much greater than any of us could imagine🤟🏽
Honestly, this is kind of subjective. I know I'm not supposed to say this, but not everyone feels happy helping other people. Maybe it's against the norm, but some people get happy by making themselves happy.
Yeah, but if you *are* happy, then you automatically help other people. It's a fact that emotions rub off on other people. If you aren't happy, then *you* have a shitty day...and so do others. Happy people get things accomplished, unhappy people don't.
Dodi Tov Err, not so. Some of the most productive people are driven not by happiness but by ambition and competition with others. I've watched highly productive workmates, who are basically jerks, achieve a lot because they value material goals. I also know of one doctor who is grumpy and cynical and his personal life is a mess but he is terrific at his job and widely admired.
***** I kind of agree with this... I mean, I understand some people are so self absorbed that all they can think about is helping themselves, so the thought of expending energy to help someone else might not even take shape. But then I think... That's not genuine happiness. Sort of like quenching your thirst with coca cola (you're not really re-hydrating but it feels like you are), this kind of selfish "happiness" is a temporary fix that will one day leave you feeling super lonely. The fact is, we are social creatures. Take those driven by ambition for example. What good is it to be CEO of an organization full of people who have no respect for you? I've never met anyone who would not rather have an organization full of people who respect or admire them. Even infamous dictators throughout history wanted this.
***** I get what you're saying, but I think that he's saying that if you're doing something you love doing, it'll reflect onto other people. You'd be helping them in a way that you might not even intend to. You influence people's lives through your work, even without trying. For example, someone might love writing and they write for themselves,with no intention of helping others; however, someone else could read their writings and be inspired by them. Even if a person does something just for themselves, they probably won't be happy with it unless something positive comes out of it, which (in all honesty) could be money or fame. But those people who are seeking happiness by only focusing on themselves will, eventually, feel unhappy because their source of happiness will diminish when they feel like they don't have a purpose, or aren't reaping the rewards they used to, or they'll constantly be searching for happiness in different things to feel like they're fulfilling their purpose.
Let me give this another try: 1. recall those times when you did something that didn't seem all that much trouble to you, in fact you loved doing it, and other people thought it was really special and you made them happy. If you have such a thing, God bless you: do it more! 2. think about the possibility of doing this and making a living out of it; this is the hard part, because once people have to pay for something, it's a little harder to keep them very happy; also, while in theory people should be willing to pay for things that make them truly happy, often they waste money on stuff because everybody does so and wait for the stuff that really matters to them to happen for a bargain 3. this often leads you to combine the thing you love to do with being an entrepeneur, which is something not everybody likes to do; the time spent on entrepeneurship and marketing may go at the expense of what you really want to do 4. so, think about the possibility to get your money in a more mundane way, doing a regular job, freeing up maximum time to do what you really love doing 5. yes, some people have it all: they have a vocation in life and make a ton out of it. Beware though, that for some people doing what they love can become a bit of a bore when doing it for money. The magic tends to sneak out, sometimes. Professional musicians are known to hate performing their hit single for the umptieth time, or take drugs to deal with the touring schedule. So don't look too much at other people's fortune. Remember this from Boris Becker: "I don't want to be the best tennis player in the world. I want to be the best possible Boris Becker".
Excellent advice. It's true, but not often considered a valid path, that earning a income doing something that allows you to do your passion in your free time can be a joyful experience. I did it for a while and it worked. I've also just done my passion for income and, although it sounds like the end all, it was super hard, I was broke a lot and I got burnt out sometimes so I wouldn't do it at all and that sucked. Nonetheless, as of late I'm still identifying as starving artist! 😜 Glutton for punishment.
@@karenlorraine2627 imagine yourself to be a flourishing artist, where money flows to you in an avalanche of abundance, change your thinking, change your life🙂
And maybe you SHOULD do that. People are always going to eat cake. Doesn't matter if you make it or not. Diabetes is just a result of excessive-ness. Sorry if I may have misguided you. That isn't my intention. I just said what I think.
It's not. Some are born with it. Some, like me, develop it as a side effect of medication. Some no longer produce insulin. Cake is not the culprit. Everything in moderation! :-)
I'm so glad this only takes five minutes. I heard another guy promising I could achieve Zen in six minutes. That's a one minute savings right there. Keep winning, TEDx.
matthieu pascal Create a fresh new pool of rubes to run their grift on, of course. Make no mistake, people at TEDx talks are always selling something, even if it is their own magnificence. They are a kind of mutual admiration society for human train wrecks and nonstarters.
***** I believe healthy people do not care any more about the approval of others. It is a neurosis that men outgrow if they develop any wisdom. These TEDx speakers are always vain men trying to please the crowds. They are neither wise nor anybody to admire.
I used to dream of being a pilot when I was younger, that must be exciting! Hope you have a great career in aviation. I'm sure there's nothing like it in the world
You're supporting war you piece of shit. You aren't saving any lives, you're polluting the world and being controlled for money you fucking idiot. Look at what you're doing. You are supporting people to kill people. Supporting nuclear warfare that will wipe human existence. Good luck with your garbage and worthless job
You're supporting war you piece of shit. You aren't saving any lives, you're polluting the world and being controlled for money you fucking idiot. Look at what you're doing. You are supporting people to kill people. Supporting nuclear warfare that will wipe human existence. Good luck with your garbage and worthless job
5 Question to Ask Yourself: 1)Who are you (name) 2)What do you love to do / what do you feel supremely qualified to teach others 3)Who do you do it for? 4) What do those people want or need? 5) How do they change or transform as a result?
You get a job so you can afford to have a life. But then, you spend all your time at work and end up with no time to live the life you are working for. sounds familiar ?
cengiztube Yup. Can't live without money, have to sell your life to get money. It's a genius system invented to deal with the abolition of slavery... just make it impossible for anyone to *not* be a slave.
Daniel Harris yeah right we are paid slaves and we do not anything to change it, i dream a world without fucking money, i dream a world where all of us we will have the chance to live our lives not to exist in it, dream of a world without money, where we could get food, clothes and other stuff without paying for it, go to your job and not get paid , go on vocation and do not pay, just everything to be free, i think it would be much better, no thieves,no fucking cops, no poor on the streets begging for a fucking cent, but we are so afraid not afraid of them but mostly we are afraid of ourselves. we are born innocent naked babies and we die wild wounded animals love and peace
And then when you put it in normal speed to watch how the video looks like... You will not regret for what you have done... it's a complete lost of time, or too much time for something simple and bad prepared
But people who can answer those questions this quickly already know what their life's purpose is. It's the ones who have a harder time who need advice on finding their life's purpose.
5 questions to knowing your life purpose are: Who are you? What do you do? Who do you do it for? What do they want or need? How do they change as a result?
There has been an interesting experience I have had which I´d like to share. For a while now I have been looking for my purpose, trying to find out that thing which it is I came here to do. I was thinking about it a lot. I sat in silence and quieted my mind. I connected deeper to my heart. I asked myself what are the 5 top things I want to focus on and master. I wrote them down. I have minimalized my life, I mean EVERYTHING! From the files on my phone, to my physical environment, to my computer to the "files" in my mind. EVERYTHING! And the results are amazing. I wake up and now exactly what my goals are. No more trying to think about them and doing it later or trying to figure it out. I realized that it is about setting and achieving goals meaningful to me and my purpose will reveal itself through action, not through thinking. I am curious to hear your thoughts on this!
I’ve seen before that if you want change and you don’t know what to do to start with, move a simple thing in your life such as q chair’s placement in your house. This changes the energy around and change comes. I guess that’s the same principle you used.
Loved this talk! I have been fortunate to have a career that gives purpose to me and others, have a husband, daughter and friends to share life with. The one story that never seems to grow old is Scrooge. There are many blessings to be recognized in service and love for others. Thanks for this talk!
I answered these questions and ended up in tears because it was so true, and because I am happy with what I've done with my life. I make other people happier through helping them heal through Taoist medicine and helping them become happier by explaining the Taoist philosophy of our relationship to the universe we live in. Tears of happiness! What an unexpected start to my day from listening to this great short video. BRILLIANT, Adam Leipzig. Thank you, TEDx Malibu!!
Reading the comments: some people confuse "life purpose" with "making a living". My paying work allows me to live my purpose--to give people a place in the wilderness- to conduct a vision quest- to figure out their lives and what to do next. Or write, paint and sculpt, study the plants and animals, see the stars, learn to ride a horse with no bridle or saddle.....
vivaloriflamme hopefully all of the forests will unexpectedly grow exponentially devouring all technology, poverty, debt, corrupt politicians, greed and monetary systems backed by hollow promises.
Maybe a Tunguska-style strike or the Black Plague will hit. O beauteous Nature. The politicians and crony capitalists will run to the D.U.M.B.s --and we'll seal them in forever. For certain the monetary collapse will happen-- just don't know when.
1) Set happiness/tranquility as your main goal in life. 2) There are some things we have control over, and some things we don't. Only concern yourself about what you have control over (or the part that you can control). 3) Learn to want what you already have. Insatiability is your worst enemy. 4) Don't care about what anyone thinks of you, especially if you don't value their opinions. Just some Stoic advice.
Such a powerful short clip on how to find your purpose! Read a few comments and to everyone struggling to find their way, your definitely not alone. Finding your purpose can sometimes take a while, but when you have the right person to help you realize what’s in you, you’ll see it was right in front of you all along!
@@estherbusuttil2996 Hey. First, I recommend praying and asking God about your purpose. No one knows more about your future than God. Second, find a mentor you can relate to and trust.
I like this guy he is straight to the point ..none of this, draw a circle/ map …do this exercise fur 30 days , say this affirmation etc…blah blah blah ….he is direct and simple
OK let me begin by saying this video has a purpose and I'm going to explain it to you, but first I need to clarify some things. A few years ago I was a lazy teenager who spent his time; lying on the lounge, playing video games, either eating junk or not eating at all, I had a number of extremely embarrassing medical conditions and no social life outside the few friends I occasionally talked to in real life. If any of this sounds familiar then let me start of by telling you that there are thousands, even millions of people who are in the same situation, however not all of them are in the same mindset as you. Many people continue their lives sitting on their ass, doing nothing, not enjoying life and are using video games, movies books etc to either hide their insecurities or just escape from reality. Now don't get me wrong, you are clearly an intelligent person if you are looking at videos like this, there is clearly something inside you that wants to succeed or "Break free". Now for all of you who are complaining about the videos impact on you, your social anxiety or the lack of purpose isn't the reason it didn't work. The real reason is fear. Now this could mean you are afraid of a few things: Failure, People not liking you, Dying alone, Being unhappy, Not earning enough money and many others. However the thing is all these fears have been brought on by one person in the past (No not the same person for all of them), these thoughts all began as one person saying them as a fact and everyone else believing him (or her).
They are all universal fears promoted by society and social media and are forced upon us at a young age, we are practically conditioned to fail. Some people like you and me however have the ability to break free of this conditioning, you are probably wondering how I know this and I'll quickly explain how: By forcing yourself through this paragraph it shows you are determined to find a way out of your current life and find your purpose, something that most people don't have the mental strength to do. Anyway back to the wall of text. Let me tell you a story about my good friend, for confidentiality sake he will be referred to as L. Now L was in a similar state to me, no confidence, little to no friends, unhappy with his appearance, thought no one will ever date him, heck he only had his first kiss this year. Now his biggest issue was he wasn't confident in himself, he was afraid to show what he was passionate about because he didn't want people judging him for it. One day I was at his house when he asked me "Hey J, how do you talk to people you've never met before like that, how are you so confident?" and that's when it clicked in him, that's when he began asking questions, he wanted to find happiness, so I helped him find it, some peoples passion is music or art, his was helping others, so I asked him.
"What makes you happy?"
As I expected he replied with helping others, I then asked him:
"Where do you feel in control the most?"
He replied with the same answer. I proceeded to ask him a line of questions such as:
"Where are you most comfortable?"
and
"What is success to you?"
he replied with a similar answer each time. I told him to picture himself helping someone each time he approaches them he said it sounded hard and that he was afraid something bad might happen, I then told him to tell me his life purpose, he immediately was confused as you probably are after watching this video, I repeated the question once again, He responded with "I don't know, to be successful I guess?" I said so whats your life goal? He told me to be rich, i asked him why, he said because its what makes you happy. He didn't realize that he knew his purpose due to the fact that he was conditioned to be successful by everyone else standard, anyway he now has a beautiful girlfriend and is living in a small home living with his cat, to most this doesn't sound like much but to him, life is perfect, he is happy and free he was able to break free of this ,conditioning, Now, YOU need to be able to find what is holding you back, find the thing that is stopping you from finding happiness NOONE ELSE CAN DO THIS FOR YOU. Usually its the fear of being judged, The thing we fear being judged about the most is the thing that will make us the happiest. However to defeat this fear we must first find the thing we are most afraid of, being judged about the thing that will make us happy. And that is the purpose of this video: To find that thing. The thing that you are best at, the thing that will truly make you happy is the thing you are most afraid of publicly talking about, that one thing that you know you are great at deep down but are too afraid to follow it. The reason this video didn't work is because you already know your purpose, you know how to make yourself happy, you know your purpose, you just need to get out there and chase it and don't quit until you've caught it. If you made it this far you should pat yourself on the back, you persevered when most people wouldn't have even clicked "read more". You are one of the very few who are willing to do what it takes to be happy, to succeed. I wan't you to do a small task, it will take less time than it does to finish a standard netflix episode: Once every day I want you to either write down, or speak out loud the sentence: My name is _______ and my purpose is _________. After that if you wan't you can practice the skills required to achieve this purpose. Thank you for reading, good luck in all your future endeavors, I personally believe in you and you should too.
TLDR: If you skipped to the bottom for an easy way out, then you should either A. Read this paragraph or B. Miss out on information less than 2% of the population are willing to understand.
thank you so much, I really needed this :)
The fact that this doesn’t have more likes in the 4 years it’s been up is really sad. God Bless you.
@@MasonHargrove1 I absolutely..undoubtedly agree
Wow. Simply said..wow. you are undeniably one of the most rarest souls I have ever encountered in these youtube comment sections and even more profound...of this planet. For you to be so young but without question a very wise old soul to have given this young man a way to see, and you would hope, many others to see too if they were only willing to stop and read. I am grateful that I did. Thank you.
You need to be commended for the time spent in helping your friend...and me; because of your guidance with asking the right questions, leading him to his own truth, to his already wide opened door that he thought would be closed forever. Rusted, Locked up tight in his doldrums. Heavy rusted chains with many generations of overgrown ivy choking themselves off from the full vitality that is offered in every new season no longer......living. No words other than Be Blessed. You are GRAcE
@@purplemile2 You're a great person
As someone who has spent countless hours, days, weeks, months, years obsessing over this topic I can tell you all that our purpose in life is to live it to the fullest. Don't spend so much time looking for a purpose, just enjoy the small things. Follow what you enjoy and what is meaningful to you but you don't need to think so deeply about it, if you don't overthink things you'll naturally be led to things that make you happy. Don't put your life on hold while searching. I also think many people who are very successful in life are unhappy because their lives lack balance. Balance is extremely important in life.
Great comment stay in the now without searching anything
Thank you jordan
I was wondering why this comment wasn't rated much higher, than realized its only 3 days old. I expect this climb fast.
@@MGLetItBe it's taken me a long time to figure this out. But yes I think for most people there will not be this big aha moment were they discover their life's purpose. I believe for most people it's much more subtle than that.
I often find myself reflecting on past memories. I always looked forward to the future when I would graduate and finally do something with my life that I thought I wanted to do, not what I had to do. Now I regret not appreciating the journey here. Life's short and my career isn't quite what I thought it was going to be, but I am trying to live in the moment more and I find it makes life that much more fulfilling.
@@jordanforbes2557 Like the saying goes "Life happens while you are busy making other plans". Notice how its always 5 or 6 years later, THEN was the good ole days.
In short, your life purpose is the contribution you give to other people, from your strenghts and from what you´re passionate about.
Oh, you took the words out of my mouth! Thank you🙏
Yeah, this only works if your life purpose involves other people.
Yeah, that's the definition he's espousing. But that's not MY life purpose. Which means it can't possibly be a holistic description.
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Thats what I believe.
I think so many struggle with "finding their purpose" because they are under pressure to be financially successful in this pursuit. So often the things we enjoy and value immensely are not necessarily going to make us hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars.
This comment deserves more likes.
This is exactly my problem
Literally me
Yes I think that's true. One tends to feel that your purpose should be your source of income...ideally! I'm realising that it is not necessarily the case. Maybe it's the small things that matter, a word of encouragement, a smile. Simple things that can bring a ray of light into someone's life that make a difference, which you didn't even realise was significant, but may just have been what that person needed right then.
Unfortunately the cost of living is very high, especially in certain parts of the U.S and the cities
My lifes purpose is to watch youtube videos all day right now I'm killing it
I'm also excellent at this!
same i wish i could get paid for watching youtube videos
and my life purpose is undecided. Till it is uncertain i will go through everyone's comments.
Who do you watch RUclips videos for? How do they change or transform because of what you do?
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I'm mad jealous of people who know what they want to do.
Me too 😂
Ask yourself and take the chance on the answer
Me too lmao
J same
J same here
I always felt when I worked as a nanny, I made those kids feel secure and wanted and valued in ways I never felt growing up. I always feel if I never achieved anything else in my life, I know I achieved this.
Same here, Julie. I’m a teacher with exactly those thoughts. Does it happen to you though that you sometimes ask yourself when it’s your turn to fully relax and feel safe? It happens to me.
@@chrisg7795 Indeed, that loop reminds me of Stephen Covey's 7 principles/habits and amongst them the very important one of "Sharpen the Saw" - that is, you need to take of your own needs, too - or with Nel Nodding's term you need to take care that you "can stay one-caring". You need to look to it, that it also is your turn to relax, feel safe, refill your energy and capacity to provide for others. Otherwise the rightly dreaded "burn-out" can happen to you, and that is very serious and of no good for anyone. You are too valuable - try to stay one-caring also about yourself. Thank you for upholding the web of life, which is so important for all of us!
@@DNA350ppm Thank you for entering into my thoughts. Indeed, we must look after ourselves just as kindly as after others, so that there’s a balance.
@@chrisg7795 Well, your thoughts resonated with mine. All the best!
I'm a nanny, currently, and THIS is why I love it! I am for them who I wish I had when I was a kid and teen ❤
I am an artist & writer and my dream is to become a children's book author and illustrator ~ and I'm working towards it 🥰
For a long time, my purpose was to make my parents proud, find a good job, be independent, have a house and my own family. But this was always another one's dream. My mom's dream. Now I have learned that I have to find my own purpose and I feel like even after watching this, I am still lost. I have to live my life for me and not for someone else, but I don't even know why I even live it
Somewhere there, when you circle in what you yourself enjoy doing when nobody looks and nobody pays you or praises you for it, what you are proud of achieving (something difficult enough), what gives you the results that you are pleased with, somewhere there are the answers that are your own answers, not your parents'. Look for meaning rather than for happy-go-lucky feelings. Meaning can become clearer when you think about those people that you yourself admire, what are their central values displayed in their actions? All the best wishes!
Living for your mom or anyone else will leave you feeling empty. Start journaling about what you want, who do you want to be, what excites you the most? Some things make your heart race, but when you come to something you're really passionate about, your heart slows and beats hard in your chest! You deserve to know yourself~ even if it's the first time you've searched yourself, you deserve it! ❤
@@starlingswallow Very true! Blessings!
I understood him differently and I don't think that's what your mom truly wants. I think she wants you to be healthy and to prosper. you don't seem to understand each other and to give her the blame is cheap.
who do you do it for, to help them become what? to be so self centered as you describe it is destructive, that explains your feeling of being lost
you will never know if it's your purpose, or just believe that it is.
At 78, and a lifetime of rediscovering "purpose," meaning, I'll add that whatever you are loving being and doing, most wonderfully as conscious Practice, IS your Gift to the world, your "purpose," and there's a flow between 'you' and 'other', whether it's serving another human, a plant, a four legged. And your presence, for small or large moments of your life, is all you can offer, and enough.
What wonderful insight! That might be word for word what I told a friend last night.
Beautifully said❤
thank you.
I like how finding your purpose is about serving others using what you enjoy. I believe this is true.
Can't get simpler than this, Kudos!!!
Dharma
IKIGAI
i agree. that's what it's all about. to serve others. to keep the harmony in the world.
You made it very simple 😊 thank you
What a superb talk. I’ve learned there in 10 minutes that has taken me 47 years to do, I know my purpose now. Before I was playing the piano for recognition, for more likes and comments. After watching this talk, I now know my purpose is to help people to relax and sooth their minds through music.
thats great man!
I love this!
Keep doing it man! I would love to listen to your music though
so nice to see a positive comment :)
Well in Craig!
A life purpose can be being a better person, kinder, more giving, to be stronger,to travel, to help people, to foster kids, to help animals, to grow, to be more spiritual, to be closer to your God, to learn to let go, to just live your best life!!!!!!!!
I agree. It does not have to be one thing.
It’s bringing abundance into other peoples lives helping animals in need sharing resources having to listen to somebody in need
Life’s purpose is to be a good human being and open your arms to help others whether you have talent or not.
@@lanaangelova5409 yes 👍🏽
Helping animals resonates with me, well said by the way.
I am Maddie, I am a bartender, I make drinks for customers, they want to be inebriated and they change into aggressive, disorientated, assholes. Thanks for clarifying my life purpose. I feel just great.
well it kinda referred to what you really love to do, or what you feel like you are so good at that you can actually teach it to someone. I am not sure if you really love bartending , but if you do there has to be another type of reason like to help people taste a lovely alcohol mix if it is about cocktails (not likely, but still) or you just want to help them forget their problems in drowning themselves in alcohol (which is not your problem). I don't know, I think it is all about perspective ... try another working place or figure out if this is what you really, really deep down want to do and ask yourself why.
Anyway, I could not find the so called "life purpose" based on these 5 questions 'cause I am still stuck at question no. 2, I am not sure I can teach anyone anything really, and I have no idea what do I really love doing because I love so many things and I cannot really pick one because I feel like there must be something else out there , more interesting to love than whatever I currently like doing because what I like feels lame. :))
Bianca L. if your life purpose is your passion/something you really love then who cares what other people think if it's good enough? don't criticize yourself. if it makes you happy and if someone gets something out of it, then that's good enough. sorry I'm bad at expressing my thoughts.
some comments are more meaningful than the talk itself :)
:-)
No matter what you do, if you do not value it. It is worthless.Value your time and every thing that you choose to do. No one, absolutely no one, can force you to do something your don't want to. Take responsibility for your choices. If you have decided to make yourself a "victim" you will feel like one. Victory come from years of dedication and repetition. Dedication for excellence and repetition for perfection. If you do the same thing every time, then do it with more perfection, take a constant feedback for every guest if they like it that way it is made, is there some you could add or subtract to make it taste even more fabulous. Bartender should be proud, Jesus turned water into wine that was his first miracle at the wedding feast at cana.
In my humble opinion, the answer to "who do you do it for?" should be yourself. You do it because it makes you feel good about yourself and because it makes you vibrate. All the rest are positive side effects of you being true to yourself.
Yes, of course, but for example if you are a teacher, and you love teaching its question number 2, you already know and love what you teach so when you teach it for others it makes them learn and you can also do it for your family becsuse of the salary you get and of course for yourself. Its not only one answer, I think.
@Ivana Mielniczuk It's the same thing I'm saying. Basically, if we're able to sincerely answer to the first question "Who are you?", the other questions don't matter... If we have a good understanding of who we are and accept, love and respect ourselves no matter our flaws, we will do something we love. And if we do something we love, it is most likely gonna benefit others as well. The thing is, the first question is the hardest to answer for many of us... That's the first step. Then we actually have to love ourselves... Which can be a challenge in itself.
@@Gabcharp I guess I misunderstood at the begining what you meant because english isnt my mother tongue. But now I can say you are right and expressed it beautifully
@Ivana Mielniczuk It's ok. It's not my native language either so I probably wasn't very clear hehe. Thank you for your comment. I should have put more emphasis on the fact that you are absolutely right too 💙
@@GabcharpQ. Who are you? A. [Name]. That's it.
Note: You don't have to spend the rest of your life doing the one thing that you have knowledge in at this moment in time, you can explore other things and discover other future talents, the more you educate yourself the more opportunities you will want to take. Bathe yourself in information and don't stick with just one thing because someone told you that it's all you'll ever be good at and has to be your life purpose. Sure that one thing can lead to growth and talent, but do it because you actually want to do it.
You only get one life my friends, try a bit of everything, knock on many doors until you find something you love and find fascinating or worth pushing yourself for, working hard for and reap the benefits.
Nice response! It was a bit too limited.
Some rare focused comment.
You're in that,thank you
Thank you so much for this
Mosun Shomade You're welcome.
Thank you!! This was a good advice.
There's a book called Hidden Time Wealth, and it talks about how using some secret techniques, you can overcome procrastination and accomplish anything in life. It's not just a bunch of empty promises; it's the real deal.
Who's the author, please?
Fake book
My life’s purpose is to search for “My Life’s Purpose” 😭
LOL
Lmao. No lie, I feel like that sometimes
Lol you are not alone.
😂😂😂💀
😂😂😂
I ran this guy's presentation at double speed and it took only 4 minutes and 47 seconds. Now I'm gonna watch all of RUclips at double speed and emerge in about two years with a brain that works at double speed so normal life seems like a piece of cake.
Lol go for it then
paul fogarty lol u wud need to spend a lot of time on youtube
No I think it was monthly not annually
lol i will do that to, maybe. But you could also do mental math like multiplication, division, addition, subtraction 10 min a day and see results a lot faster than double speed youtube videos. I use this website to play a mental math game brainscale.net/mental-math Are you gonna do it because it will improve processing speed.
click on the little wheel next to the closed captions (CC) option on the bottom right of the video. You have to scroll your pointer over the video for the options to show up.
Watch every lecture at 1.5x play speed. Best RUclips advice EVER.
Thanks bro
Dude, Thx for that. Didn't know that feature existed
You changed my life! I can waste time 1.5 times faster.
@@moe6000 so accurate it hurts
This guy talks so slow I thought I was at regular speed but I already had it at 1.5 lol
My life long purpose is to provide for my family. For a lot of us it really is that simple. If you can get food on the table and a warm home you have made it.
Thank you for this
When I started watching this video I knew nothing about my life purpose, when I was done watching the whole video I still knew nothing about my life purpose.
Update: 1 year later and I've decided there really is no purpose to life. It's incredibly interesting to speculate on how humans came to be as I feel knowing the answer to that question would also explain our purpose (or lack thereof) but until I find the answer to that question I will hold onto my opinion about life having no purpose.
I've also realized not having a purpose is not inherently depressing. In the same situation some people can be happy and some extremely sad. Which makes depression extremely scary because it shows that you do not need a tangible reason to be depressed and if something has no cause it has no clear solution either.
I have found a good way to move on with life in the meantime. Have a fun activity that you can do daily, for example playing csgo or whatever you genuinely enjoy doing (with friends if possible). On top of that have one super fun and hard to achieve goal for example starting a tech company. This will keep you occupied from the everlasting string of questions and you will probably lead an interesting life, the scale of which depends entirely on you. Also stop caring about what anyone thinks of you, it will give your life a huge happiness boost instantaneously.
Same
Yup are absolutely right
Thats the purpsoe do something with your life dats his whole message
JujuWrld
E X A C T L Y
Escape
You have to discover yourself😅
Name: Charles
What could I teach? Film making
For Who - People wanting an escape
What do they want -- Good Stories/ Human Connection/
How do they transform - Open Mindedness/ New Perspective
I want to make movies that give people new perspective
Hmm... maybe
teach me film makin
me to love to learn that
Wow, it's a beautiful purpose. You're talking about storytelling! One of the most useful thing umanity ever invented!
I enjoyed your comment, I'm on the same path 👍
Your comment is 8 years old, I hope you made it in life! :)
Life comes down to two things:
1. Find your purpose and take action on it.
2. Find someone who actually cares that you found your purpose and never let them go.
If you do those two things, you win at the game of Life.
What if I found the purpose of life and could not achieve it? What if I can't find someone who cares about my purpose in life?
@@elo2626x Then you lose the game of life. Can't you read?
imao, I don't agree with this statement. I rather prefer this one: "The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away."
@@richardbalboa7161 correct ! Yo as if it’s to partner up , to find wholeness?? Nahhhh … bahahahaha
Getting no 2 ....
Is the problem !!!
Excellent. My Professor in my MBA Program assigned me to listen to your talk. This brought me to tears because I have not been able to figure out my life's purpose til now. Thank you so much for sharing your message. My name is Kristina Brown and my life's purpose is to make people look and feel beautiful.
its sad how fast i clicked on this
even more sad how the only answer i have is my name
same here
Giiirrrrrl...join the club!
You me and everybody!
🙋🏻♀️ Yup
same xD
'How to know your life purpose in 5 minutes'
Video's length is 10 minutes
*Mission failed successfully*
Mission failed unsuccessfully
Irfan Adib lol 😂
Yet still fails to identify my life purpose
Irfan Adib lol 😂 👌🏻
Thank you. You just saved me 7 minutes.
passion is for you and your purpose is for others. Your passion makes you happy, but when you use your passion to make difference in someone else's life, that's a service and that's your purpose.
I said "For myself" and that is super important for me and makes me happy. Because I need to be loved, and so I'm gifting it to myself.
Me also but not kinda sure
I clicked on this video thinking, "I'm not going to learn a damn thing."
And I was right.
Yeah, when I saw the 19M views, I should have known better. I answered the questions, but I already know my why and how it fits into the world. Most of the complainers on her don't know, and this speech doesn't change that. He's right that knowing the answers to those questions can be powerful...why is why so many people feel powerless.....
That's why......
negative approach leads to negative results
lmao
I'm not negative, in fact I'm exceptionally positive, I just happen to be quite selfish and not passionate about anything, so yeah this video doesn't help if you don't know what you want and you don't care about others, in any case I'm just chilling anyway.
I agree Angie. Fine, he had 5 suggestions to help you decide what you want to do to fulfil your life's purpose but then he went on to ask the audience their answers, assuming they were all doing what they were supposed to be doing in life. It sounded like only a handful of people were answering him so maybe they were the only ones who were doing what they wanted to. The others, like myself, hadn't a clue and are none the wiser after it. I'm disappointed.
I think we are so lucky to of been born and experience this world, there is no "purpose" to "search" for. Live your life, spread positivity and just focus on making yourself and others happy.
knowing you have come into the world and made someone's life better, or you made a animal's life better by just a tiny bit means your life was purposeful.
i'm a loner, introvert, don't have any friends , most would think im a waste of space but i make my dog's life great and thats how i know im not useless or pointless because i have made someone's life so much better than if i wasnt born.
That’s awesome
Purpose is what you do daily each day in that day.
Yeah, improve yourself and the world (be a man of value, as Einstein said). But don't forget self-discovery and spirituality. Materialism alone does not feed the soul, only gives a temporary ego boost.
@Dante my dog is doing great and just to change the way i see myself i will re-write the last bit i wrote. "i am a introvert, i do have friends and nobody thinks im a waste of space." inner thoughts can make you feel worthless but it is never the case. Just got to be weary of my internal thoughts and the ongoing struggle to quiet them/change the way i speak to myself in a more positive light.
@@TheInnerSession both Post are so helpful very very helpful thank you
I am 19 and in my second year of college and I am stuck on trying to figure out what I want to study. I just need a direction to go towards, a purpose. Even though I technically do not do anything yet, this video opened my mind in realizing that I have to find something I love to do but also benefits and helps others. Simple and inspiring -loved it!
good luck finding that
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Citlali I'm ten years older than you. I only now understand happiness. and purpose. When i was 19 I dropped out of college feeling disenfranchised, I joined the military. Never did i think i would do that in a million years.Now I live in LA and I make music and work on movies. Most lives go totally way out of the way of what you wanted or expected. The truth is...brace yourself...people in the west WANT TOO MUCH. We are taught and indoctrinated to be unhappy with everything that's not perfect. Nothing...not the job you thought you wanted or the partner you thought you'd have...will make you happy or feel complete. we are always changing and things are always changing around us.The trick is to learn to enjoy the journey and ride the waves. There's an attitude we can take in life and it may take some time to understand but it's either anxiety or adventure. if we see the ups and downs as a part of our life and learn to see it as an adventure, life is so much more enjoyable. I have a lot if friends who went through identity crises and worries about work and relationships. the ones who learned to see what was around them and always make the best of it found themselves more satisfied. People often are not happy because they don't want life to be as challenging as it truly is. Focus on being around good and genuine people, see life as an adventure, and you as the hero. At nineteen you're just starting out. there will be so many changes and revisions. Just don't let that process get to you. You'll do fine. :) Hope I helped.
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Thank you for your comment, I appreciate your feedback on your outlook on purpose. I definitely agree on just living life as a journey and making the best out of it... I know I am young and things will fall in place on their own. I know my identity will play out as I live. Good luck on your own adventure :)
So glad I watched this video because if I hadn't, I might have been lost for a long long time. Something just clicked for me when he mentioned it's more about other people and not yourself. For the first time in a long time, I have this calming feeling inside of me instead of constantly being anxious about why I'm in this world. Such a life changing TED talk, thank you very much Adam!
That element of doing good for others is fine, but the claim that this is more about other people than you is false. I believe in enlightened self-interest and that doing good for others rewards ME with the pleasure of that fulfilling experience. There's no real division between doing good for others and doing good for yourself, since selfish actions are inherently defeating over time.
Video was complete waste of time for me
literally same. that moment where you’re like - so that’s why i’m so unhappy. i’m too self centred. ofc i can’t see my purpose. it’s not about me
My interpretation:
Your life purpose is constructed on your contribution to the world. You do not neccesarily have one at the moment, for example, if you're still a high school student. It also may or may not be what you want, especially when your contribution is not significant. So then you want to do something different. How?
If you just say "I enjoy drawing", it means nothing. This thought doesn't help you picture your future. In the end, do you want to give children awesome dreams? Do you want to make people rethink on life and reach their "Eureka" moment? This is what you truly are. Your career as an "illustrator" is just a way to achieve this, rather than itself being the main focus.
That's also why you may hesitate to draw for advertising companies, because then you are expressing other people's ideas rather than your own.
Your comment actually really helped me! Thanks!!
True. I am an artist and designer and loath the idea of working for a company. Giving them my ideas so they can make money. Forget that. But you make a good point; this exercise isn't about what one likes to do, this is about how what makes one happy can be meaningful. I think most of us want to feel meaningful to others, which in turn gives our lives meaning. Get my meaning?
This is very moving, the things that make you up are not you, you are unique compared to others, you are that 1are that slim chance of the millions of egg cells in moms womb. The very fiber of your very existence is what you are. The only thing that makes you complete, is you. Its not your compassion that makes you want to do what you want to do. Its you. The only one thing that is true to you, is you. God and Jesus don't forcefully make you do certain things. Its you. Your vey heart and soul is what ignites you to do your very best. Emotions are a big part of this factor. But focus on happiness, joy, and all above that.Its ok to get mad, sad, or angry it just helps us get a better concept of what we do, who we are, and what we are. You are your own truth. Making mistakes never hurts anyone, we learn from those mistakes. If you say I love this, I love tthat , don't listen to yourself. God, Jesus,and the angels are here to help us guide ourselves through life until are time is up. But God is still within us. He believes in all of us. So, if someone says "God hates, Jesus hates you, you are a part of the Devil", don't listen to them. There is only one thing we can fully understand in this universe or possibly multiverse, and that is ourselves. Thank you for reading this.
This comment is for ALL people. The purpose of life is to be happy. We aren't supposed to be told what to do, who decided what is beauty and what is not beauty, who decided that this is fashionable and this is out of fashion. Who decided that what you are doing right now is wrong or right? Who decided what religion is better than the other? You are NOT a sheep!! You are a human being with a right to happiness, you are an amazing individual who can give the world what it needs. Doing what you love doing is something that many people take for granted, we always follow rules and we always do what our parents wants us to do, because money is more important than your happiness. I am going to start doing what I love and I am going to change my life and help people as much as I can, and when the day comes when I die, people will remember me not for my riches, but how I enriched people's lives. Find out who you are guys, find out what makes you happy, because people just are so much better when they are happy. Do research on what makes people happy and you will be shocked to see that it is actually not about you, but it involves other people rather than yourself. Be who you are, as long as it makes you happy and it makes people happy.
Have an awesome week guys
Wow, you comment truly changed my life, for it motivated me to find what enlightens myself. Thank you.
thank you for your positive comment. i enjoyed reading it and agree with that we must do what makes us happy. but what if we dont know? what if we are too busy to stop and enjoy life? no im not a sheep! i refuse to be. but the system is built so that we're always kept busy and never have spare time to sit and think and be creative. im busy with a full time job and busy with school. when do you suppose we'll be able to work on any projects if we're always being pulled in so many directions? :( im so stressed out because id like to have a job that doesnt feel like a job, but im stuck. why? cuz i gotta stay here in order to continue my school since this job is flexible with working with my school hrs. and im going to school so i can have a more comfortable life later and for the security of having a degree. its not easy to find our purpose when we're so distracted from ourselves, when we're deprevided of life and enjoying a beautiful day outside because we're stuck in a 7 by 7 cubicle.
+Lucia Preciado Thank you for replying with a detailed description of your situation. I totally get what you're saying. I would suggest start with the time you have, even if it is just 5 minutes to write down the things you love, it could be literally anything. Then focus on those things and sort them from most favourable to least and there you should begin to find yourself and what you love. Maybe the direction you are going to is the right decision. Focus on people who inspire you and ask yourself why they inspire you. Then focus on finding people with the same motivations as you and see what they are doing. You could practise at school, and when you get the job you can then learn all the tricks to the trade and open up your own business where you make the rules. Keep in mind that you want to make your employees happy as well, so that you benefit yourself and others :) There are many ways to do things, and we always have some time to think and from the looks of it you have no problem when it comes to using your brain. Being passionate about something will make you comfortable I can guarrantee it. Believe in yourself and others will believe in you too.
Have a great week
What if I told you that the purpose of life is to be sad?
+Duane Potgieter i appreciate and enjoyed reading your response. thank you for those wonderful words of encouragement. God Bless, my friend.
Ever since quitting alcohol I had a huge realization that my purpose is to help people with mental health issues and sharing with how powerful hobbies are and becoming in touch with nature
I've just quit. Feeling lost. Have more hobbies than most and live outdoors. I'm still lost.
Right finding your answers so not to have to live with issues, and a place to go to regroup. Your not your issues your the answers. Yet home is to be same place from world. Joy, peace, joy, food, rest, and quite time so you regroup before another another day in world. Seem you found your purpose yet it can be used in other way field is endless in some areas. There a saying your not your issues your-your answers. We create life we live in our home any area thing about creating you just keep great in till the end. Reason people like being outside bring more life. Sun, trees with more. Purpose is what you do daily. Living Your life daily in purpise. Answers remove issues for your greatest life. Attitude of Gratitude is being thankful for what you have not what you see around you.
Wilsted I'm proud of you.
I was like, "yeah, know your purpose in 5 minutes- another one of these", but then after your video, I think I've learnt how to overpromise and overdeliver. Thank you for your talk
This only tells people their purpose is about something they can give to others. My answers were that I am Rozanne, I love making stuff, whether it's clothes or paintings. I do that for me and it makes me happy. It would be nice if I can make someone else happy too, but it's really for me. I think people's purpose is to be happy and to love and do whatever makes them feel that way.
yeah, no mantra is ever going to work for everybody, because everybody is different. Some people dont helping others, some people think its fun to kill others, while you can argue you can still help for example by becoming a marine. Still, it aint all that black and white. The most important thing is to try and be happy, religious aspects and society standards aside.
I once read a book that helped me with this question. It stated, the first half of your life you make money from what you educate yourself in, invest, and save your earnings. The second half of your life you follow the passion you have inside to help others with the skills that come easy to you. It may strictly be charity work or making far less than what you once were use to earning. Because it's no longer about you, if you have successfully secured your future, but the joy found in helping others. It helped to know what you start out doing does not have to be forever. Life's experiences changes us and we can do something totally different.
Hey Sandra, if you can remember, do you mind sharing the book you read? Thanks for your insight, i'm going to print out your comment as a personal reminder because it resonates with me.
@@OrealeXO it was a very long time ago, but I always remembered what it said. The internet is lovely , I found it. The book is "Finishing Well: The Adventure of Life Beyond Halftime" by Bob Buford. Apparently he wrote another book that I did not read called, " Halftime: Changing your Game Plan from Success to Significance." Hope it bless you as it did me.
Well you have to be very confident that you survive the first half then
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that sounds horrible mate :(
After reading almost half of the comments and finish watching this video I've come up with this fact that life is the way you pursue your enjoyable activities it's the pathway of doing what makes you invigorated and what grows such a huge entertainment inside you , just forget about this purpose thing and follow what you're passionate about what you feel flat out energetic and ready to do for no price whatsoever this thing will usher you automatically to your genuine passion .
How do you find your passion 😭
As someone who has spent countless hours, days, weeks, months, years obsessing over this topic I can tell you all that our purpose in life is to live it to the fullest. Don't spend so much time looking for a purpose, just enjoy the small things. Follow what you enjoy and what is meaningful to you but you don't need to think so deeply about it, if you don't overthink things you'll naturally be led to things that make you happy. Don't put your life on hold while searching. I also think many people who are very successful in life are unhappy because their lives lack balance. Balance is extremely important in life. Thank You For This Video, I learn a lot.
Life Purpose :
1. Who you are?
2. What you do? and What do you love to do?
3. Who you do it for? Picture them in your mind
4. What those people want and need?
5. How do they change or transform as a result of what I give them?
Wisdom, clarity, anwers, better life, direction with guidance. Create life with answers for rest of your life to continue creating. Living in purpose daily. Your Best Life Now. Excellence with leadership. Living in all areas everyday creating your best life. It's not about how you feel. Knowledge. Attitude of Gratitude being thankful of what you have bot all you see. I used this as example for issues it's your answers for life not issues you see one walks in daily with purpose that creates a better life with answers. No answers your stuck. You must have a blance food, rest, and quite time. Now rest is your great life. Last point your place you live is one of joy with peace out of day in world to regroup before another another day in world.
I'm stuck at the third question. Who do you do it for?.
@@dharsinparamenthiram2893 it's ok to do it for yourself
@@sheliarossell3162 I had the same question, but think he clarified that it's the people that are the beneficiary of what you do. For example, you love to paint mountain scenes. Sure you do it for yourself as you enjoy it, but as an artist you would be doing / sharing it with people who enjoy mountain scene paintings. Especially if you were to custom paint. At least this is how I interpret it, almost like who is the customer or who am I servicing with what I do.
@@dharsinparamenthiram2893 sometimes what you do for yourself indirectly impacts someone else. I created a brooch for an event that requested all of us ( woman veterans) wear our service branch pins to show which branch we'd served in. I wanted a nice brooch for my dress, so I created one that incorporated my branch. Four years later, I've sold 22 in one month, and have standing orders for 20+ more. I did it for me, but inspired other women veterans who saw it, to represent their service careers in a more fancy style of dress.
1. Who are you? I am a Humanoid Organism.
2. What do I do? What do you LOVE to do? (Two totally different questions). I go to work. I LOVE to wander around stoned taking pictures. Narrowing that down to what I feel supremely qualified to teach other people? I am not supremely qualified to teach other people anything.
3. Who do I do it for? It depends on which of the above questions I am answering. Anyway, the audience just mumbled. People don't necessarily do what they do for anyone in particular. Often they do what they do just to survive.
4. What do they want or need? Who?
5. How do they change or transform as a result? Who? If I work in a crematorium incinerating animals they turn into ashes.
Why was that formulation so powerful? It wasn't. It was meaningless psychobabble.
I looked this guy up. Reading between the lines I think he was in the right place at the right time, knew the right people, had good social skills and got lucky. I don't think he lives in the real world and I think this vid was a waste of time.
Thanks for putting my confusion during these powerful questions into words.
My pleasure. ;-)
You nailed it. Now I don't feel so bad for not being able to answer his stupid questions.
+HumanoidOrganism A Humanoid Organism would be what you are not who you are. if you were referring to your YT name then you should have said, "I am HumanoidOrganism."
One might introduce one's self by name or by another defining characteristic. For example, if a person said to me "who are you" in a work context I might say "I'm an undercover police officer" (although that is not my occupation!). I think in the context of this Ted Talk the speaker was not asking the audience to interrogate themselves as to what their name was, but who they were in terms of their nature as a person. My YT name is HumanoidOrganism but I am also a biological organism of the humanoid variety.If you want to get pedantic let me know and I will point out the grammatical errors in your post.
Yep, I'm still depressed
+Silva Casterwill hahahahaha meeeeee tooooo
+Evan Left why?
+Silva Casterwill glad im not the only one
***** no, i still feel like a sense of achievement in video-games, but then i get upset because i dont get that in real life. so i stopped playing video-games :(
+Saffron Leigh try playing life like its a video game
I was not confused about my life purpose. But what I discovered by defining every day what made me happy that day and what gave me joy that day without costing ANY money, I discovered the kinds of activities and experiences I needed to increase in my life. Increasing those kinds of activities and experiences has made a big difference.
Underrated Comment and Take my friend. What you said is Very, very True. I actually do the same more or less….And yes, it does make a massive difference in mentality and the overall look on Life.
It’s really important to know that you don’t have to ‘become’ anything. This obsession with purpose is silly. Just being here is enough. Being a good person is enough. You are enough. Billions of people can’t read of write and they are here for a reason. Being is enough.
JAKE FUKK Thanks Jake. You cheered me up. Always in the Emerg. This is discouraging. Looking for a part-time job.
JAKE FUKK very well said. I'm sick of videos/people talking about what they are and want to be. videos with piano over lays. Joe Rogan preaching his bull. you're right. being is enough.
Amen! Well said Jake!
Our worth is not determined by our Productivity. We are INHERENTLY WORTHY.
I was watching this video because I have way too many passions. Lol. I never know where to focus...but do I really NEED to focus?? Idk...🤔
Whoa!! That legit sounds like the lyrics from the BTS song called Paradise. They say the exact same thing. The fact that you breathing is enough; stop running for nothing (chasing dreams that were imposed on you by society)
Yeah sure, if you're happy with that then great! But if you're not, it can destroy you from the inside...
It's disheartening to read the comment section of this video, I was expecting positive feedback, but all I read was stories of depression and negativity. My name is Martin, I help people get through depression, I do it for my friends and family, because they need hope and help, and then they become less depressed, and more happy.
My life purpose is to spread positivity and joy towards people and friends. If you're still struggling to find your passion, work hard to find it. You don't get what you wish for, you get what you work for! Work hard at find it!
Great message Martin. I'd really like to email you I'm undergoing depression 😭
Martin You are of the few that hot this message because You are not selfish, You are lucky that You have found out the purpose of your life. You vive more than what You receive. Congratulations for being so possitive. This world needs more consciouss people like you
@Abraham Serafino I think part of Adam's message was that we overthink things so much that sometimes a quick response to a big question can be the best answer. Your gut reply can be more truthful and honest than trying to be clever or impress others. Also your life's purpose can be many things of your choosing and can change as you change. You have to admit when he said you will know your life's purpose in 5 minutes, your attention was riveted to this guy. I remember a great line in the movie "City Slickers" where Curly says the secret to life is just 1 thing while pointing his finger. Billy Crystal's character asks "what, what is it?" Curly(Jack Palance) says, "thats for you to find out". Only you know what it is, no one else can tell you. ( :
But isn't there a trick to this? If your life purpose is to make depressed people happy, in a world where all depressed people are already happy, you become depressed yourself, having no way of executing your life purpose?
Therefore you need depressed people to be depressed, otherwise you'll be depressed yourself
Everyone's life purpose is to help the world a little, before they die, so it can ladder it's way up and become better for the future inhabitants. And then become a better world altogether. And in the end, it'll be a masterpiece of teamwork, with everyone's say.
You need to study the financial, pharmaceutical, food and XXX industries :) You're up for a huge reveal!
This is actually what pretty close how I view the meaning of life for me! Beautifully said, anyway.
"The most successful people in any field always focus more on the people they serve than how they are served themselves." Brilliant.
I'm 35 years old and barely scratching the surface on pursuing what makes me feel like myself, but this truly resonated with me. I usually care more about others than I do myself. I think my purpose is to build up others so we can grow together.
What a lovely guy. He does what he loves and gets paid well for it. A shining example of how to be. I wish for you all peace, love and harmony. I love you xxx
He's an asshole. Peddling easy and nonsensical answers to gullible people.
kev3d all criticism is self criticism and projection. I wish for you peace, love and harmony.
Julius Fawcett What kind of horrible reasoning is that? Naturally, it is wrong. Some criticism is completely valid and even necessary. But saying all criticism is projection or self criticism is monumentally stupid. A critic of abuse is not necessarily an abuser. Only cowards and the morally bankrupt do not criticize. Behind the false veneer of "peace, love and harmony" is actually a core of glaze-eyed acceptance of horrible philosophy and complacence while simultaneously trying to silence opposing voices.
Agreed, blanket statements are never true. There will always be exceptions.
kev3d haters gonna hate, lovers gonna love, where do you fit in?
"How to know your life purpose, by already knowing your life purpose."
It's easy to know your life purpose, just skip to the last page.
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1. Matt
2. Plant seeds
3. Everyone
4. Sustainable Food
5. Health
Looks like you have a great opportunity there Matt.... I like your thoughts...
I'm guessing you're familiar with permaculture? :)
Yes, still got a lifetime of learning ahead. Your comment inspired me to break down the walls & build connections. Thank you :)
Please keep sharing with each person how they made a difference! I can only speak for myself, but your response does inspire me to keep commenting. :)
How's it going Matt? Do you need any help with that?
I am Silvie, a dedicated biochemistry student with a deep focus on health and nutrition. My purpose is centered on acquiring and applying knowledge in these areas primarily for the well-being of my ASD child, and other children facing similar challenges. These children need optimal nutrition and support for their health and development. By addressing these needs, I contribute to significant improvements in their lives. As a result of my efforts, they achieve better health and development outcomes, including improved sleep, eating habits, communication skills, and behavior. This transformation not only enhances their quality of life but also provides a beacon of hope and a pathway for others in similar situations.
The happier 20% each knew 5 things:
1. Who are you? - What is your name?
2. What do you do? - What is the one thing that right now you feel supremely qualified to teach other people?
3. Who do you do it for?
4. What do those people want/need? (1 or 2 words)
5. How do they change as a result?
To save your 10 Minutes ^^
This made me more depressed than 5 minutes ago
Haha....
LOL
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Hahaha
Can relate! Hahaha
Video title: How to know your life’s purpose Video content: How to explain what you already do in a profound way.
Anyone else here obsessed with Hidden Time Wealth? It's like discovering a secret formula for beating procrastination!
Didn't you just hate those kids at school when you were 12 years old & they just knew exactly what they wanted to do with their lives, & they did just that when they left! I'm 50 this year & I still haven't managed to understand & realize what it is I really want to do! Must be great working & being paid good money doing what you love!
Same, exactly the same here.
you nailed it in your last sentence. what ever you love, find some type of work within that field. you like horses? go to the track and walk them. groom them, anything having to do with horses. simple. and yeah, if you work doing what you love, you aren't working at all!
Amen
If all the professions received equal pay. Which one would you choose? If you suddenly had 30 Billion Dollars and you were still forced to work/have a profession (because of a new law) and you had all the connections in the world which 3 would you choose?
It's been 8 months since you wrote this apparently. Hope you've found your purpose now.
There is something everyone needs to understand. This man can't possibly tell you what your purpose is in a video. He paints a picture of the direction you should move towards once you think you have an idea. If you don't see how he is trying to help then you'll be part of the 80%. life itself is so challenging so its difficult to even think of a "purpose" or take this seriously because there is so much more to it then that. But he is a smart guy and i think he made very very good points.
well said Stephen :) I like the bit about Adam paints a picture. Yes he does :)
Stephen Smith yp
I agree. Also he made a very good point by saying ‘Unexamined life is no worth living but if u spend all the time examining U r not living !’
i agree with you
Agreed
If I could answer question two I wouldn't need to listen to this lecture in the first place
me too
ah yes!
who you are is what life gave you and how you treat it - Angel David
Pedro Vargas EXACTLY
Interesting take on Purpose!
Who decide our Purpose Value Identity and Meaning????
I made a video on it. It takes on a very different take than this o
I know my life purpose is to teach health and nutrition. However when it comes to what others want from me and how I serve them it turns out to be they want me to cook healthy dishes for them. This is my experience. Maybe my purpose now must include becoming a chef that teaches healthy cooking and cooks healthful meals for others. This is a new revelation for me. I will go on this pathway. Thanks for this Ted talk. This helped me figure it out.
You can only really answer these questions if you already know what you want to do. I couldn't answer past question number 1 because I don't know what I want to do. Kind of why I wanted to watch this video.
Same ._.
+ Crystal Martin: It can take some courage to act on ideas. Perhaps you will decide to play some thought experiments, or, create some future-diary type stories. I do stuff like this: I google anything that I have some interest in. For example, today I was thinking about a pal in London who wants to move to Malaga, Spain. I was thinking, "I know nothing about Malaga"... actually, I needed to look it up on a map to see where in Spain it is. So, I did THAT. Then, I searched for "Flats for sale in Malaga" (condos for sale) because he wants to buy a place there. I spent some time looking at places for sale in malaga... and then I realized that doing that was a bit useless as I know nothing about 'the where factor' in Malaga. Also, my pal has so little money that none of this makes sense. He does not have enough to buy what looks good.... and, "is what looks good really any good?" So, then I thought, "If I go there, WHERE would I want to be?" and then I decided to look at pictures (Google images) and aerial photos from Google. I thought, "Damn, this place is dry and I'm going to need fresh water to drink!" And so I googled 'fresh water in malaga' and got all sorts of info about AQUIFERS.... ie., fresh water that is underground. I researched all THAT for thirty minutes and learned as much as I could about aquifers in coastal regions.... Whoa...."Coastal aquifers are in danger from sea level change".
I find THIS highly interesting so I read more and I relate it all to where I currently live, near Boston, and ask: "Where can I find plentiful reserves of (underground) fresh water that is near to the ocean?". I know that I want to live up over the ocean on a rock ledge, ideally 100 feet up above the mean sea level, AND, I will need fresh water to drink, I'll need to water my garden". I do the research required to learn about WHERE this is in my area because THIS, if I can find it, will be and area where I will want to buy land in order to end up building a house that will for the next one-hundred years, sustain me and the family I want to have. So, I find the land I want to buy and now I have a goal set up. Yep!! "I want to buy this land and nothing will stop me". Now I am willing to anything to get the money to get the land I need to build the compound for the wonderful future I will have with this wonderful family in my head. Now I have a purposeful thing that I want to accomplish. I keep pushing and doors that I never even considered suddenly appear and some open as I learn to lean against them hard enough. I am so desiring this home above the sea with fresh food, my girl (aka wife) my babies, everything.... life starts open up for me and I start to get it all. Easy peasy. In no way did I expect this to happen! Nevertheless, I am not at all surprised that it all appeared out of thin air.
Don't look for a job until you do this sort of an exercise. And then once you find this THING that interests you highly, go into all that you can on the subject. From there you will see that there are many jobs that will work to serve YOU as a way of learning more as you progress toward getting this THING that you want so badly. Do NOT look for a job opening' instead look for the best job for your training. Know WHY you want to be in this one company. Pretend that you have millions of dollars and you want to BUY a company. Why one over the other? Learn all you can and call them to set up an appointment to meet with them. You are shopping for the BEST FIT. You are NOT 'trying to get a job'. It's about research and attitude. Take ownership.
wow, that was really sweet of you to type all of this out
Well, one way to do is to actually have a mission statement rather than a specific purpose. Say... my mission statement is to have the most fun life I can. So, I've lived a life that allows me to have the most fun I can.
Something like that.
Now, for me, having the most fun possible is PART of mine. Most of the jobs I've had were actually fun because that's what I wanted. I didn't care about the pay as much because of it and that was fine. I always managed to make enough money not to worry about the rent or other stuff like that. It's more fulfilling that way.
Now, I don't always live by that mission statement. It's impossible to have fun 100% of the time. People I've loved have died, for example. Hard to have fun with that. But that's a part of life.
Crystal Martin I had the same thing... I don’t know what I really love to do. Well, bingewatching Netflix, but that’s not really a talent ;)
I can give you your life purpose with a simple question:
What do you think about when you want to feel happy or at peace?
Those are your goals.
Easy, genius.
very good! Thanx. I liked it.
+Gongasoso perfect thanks
Death ....mostly.
Ahhhhhhh, I get it now!!
Right, where's my local Job Agency ....and will they have Vacancies for a Serial Killer!!
Jokes aside ...I'm an Undertake, and I used your philosophy years ago, to chose this line of work.
Asking my self: "what makes me most happy, relaxed and calm" ...I thought: "laying down, and when people don't talk back" ...BINGO!!
HAHAHA!!
+Gongasoso nothing. emptying the mind is the secret to happiness
+FutureSoundStation And dumbness...
Question 1: Got it, easy.
Question 2: Uh... um... wait I need more time --
Question 3: Wait hang on --
Question 4: I SAID HANG ON!
Question 5: Ask me in 10 years when I figure out question 2...
u gotta try everything u see so u will know what u like
@Jin sama u dont have to be a master of it, u can jus learn the basics of anything so u know what u like
Jin sama good luck🥺💜
Exactly
This is me still
My 2 cents worth-1) Do what’s right. You know right from wrong. 2) This is important: _Give yourself permission_ …to do what you would like to do and what helps other people (directly or indirectly), and that will become your purpose. You will be happy doing it and your happiness will affect all the people around you. No one ever had a purpose who hated what they were doing.
You seem to have a lot of clarity this is awesome to read.
"What you would like to do AND what helps other people" what if it doesnt help other people? You made the options so narrow with that addition.
Life doesn't have a purpose. It's a journey to explore
I agree. One question and answer just leads to another question.
then your purpose, is to explore the journey. good on ya. (serious.)
See...you found your life's purpose.
Wrong! Listen to the purpose of life ( Jeffery Lang)
Where do i start tho
Even if this talk didn't help me learn my lifes purpose, at least I feel less alone (based on the comments here lol)
Same sis😂😂
Damn true !!!!!!
@@winterblossom4446 that usually comes through gratitude
well i second that,, we are so confused in life LOL
Damn, same!!
Allot of people here forget 1 important, if the not the main, point he made, what do you do that HELPS OTHERS in someway. It is not only about helping others, but also helping yourself. If you are doing something that doesnt benefit other people in some way, you will feel empty inside. Does money really matter? Maybe our minds think so, maybe our hearts think that as well, for a short while, because in the long run it will leave this empty space. By doing something you are good at, which fits you as a person, chances are big you will be happy. If you are doing something that doesn't help others but which you are good at, like I said, in the long run it won't be satisfying anymore. But if it doesn't make you happy then probably it doesn't really fit you as a person as well. So maybe in the end the main point is not to help others, but help yourself by doing something that contributes something to this world and fits you as a person. Maybe forget about people and do something you are good at and born to do. But bear in mind the true way of finding happiness. As long as you are creating something positive then you might help others without trying.
beautiful. people keep missing this key part. you have to contribute. people just want to get "stuff" and have the ability to get as much "stuff" as they want, and thats the dream. if you are just a leech you will never feel fulfilled, even if you get the stuff.
But the thing you forget is that simply helping others doesn't automatically make everyone feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Some people simply do not get enough joy out of helping someone else to offset their distaste for the activity that helped. They'll do it, but they won't necessarily enjoy it. Some people even end up doing things that benefit all of humanity for no one other than themselves. The whole point of finding the purpose of your life is to be able to do something you love, you know, so you can actually enjoy your life. Trying to shoehorn everyone into "but you have to do it for *others*" doesn't really leave us in any better place than we started.
Wells I agree, my comment was a bit blunt. I just made my point like that to emphasize that its important to contribute or create something that benefits this world. And not just for the sake of helping others. Your motivation doesn't really matter, in fact, I think most people hate each other. So to make people itself the main motivation would be wrong. Yes, we shouldnt ignore our own needs. We cant work if we are hungry right? How can we do something that contributes if we have an empty stomach or unhappy mind. Who are we to judge what contributes or helps others? Maybe the main point is not to help others, maybe the main point of this video is to be happy. And some people are less selfish then others or caring, some people take great pleasure in cooking, some in guarding the streets at night. If you are happy, you probaly have found your life purpose or found something that just works. And often doing that something that makes you happy, contributes to this world. If it doesnt contribute to this world, then probably its a short lived kind of happy, and sooner or later without consciously thinking about helping others, you will get unhappy without knowing why. I think thats the main message of this video, and I hope this is a satisfying reply to your comment. I have re-adjusted mine as well.
There doesn't need to be a distinction between self and others. Some people get great joy out of helping others, others get great joy out of helping themselves. Probably we're all a balance of the two, but we can lean more one way than another.
Daniel Walley Maybe, if we all focused on helping each other this great need to help ourselves would be non existent. The need to focus one oneself comes from a void within. Sometimes, you have to fix that to move forward, but it isn't necessarily something you fix on your own. Realizing that helps you in understanding that we are here for each other not ourselves.
Life is already a purpose and we are here to fulfill that purpose.
And, as a human being our very first purpose should be to live our life to the fullest. ❤🤗🙏
I feel like he completely ignored the fact that half the audience didn't have an answer to question 2. Instead of taking the time to help them find it, he barrelled on with his script and lost every one.
Exactly the reason I stopped watching at question 2
I get where he's going.... however... honestly... I'm only after short story.... not the whole book.
I just learned I can’t teach anything sooo😳
Because of time barrier
@@JARVI832 “independently organized Ted Talk” was a Dead give away this dude is selling something lol
1) Who you are?
2) What you do?
3) Who you do it for?
4) What those people want and need?
5) How they change as a result?
I wish I would have a answer to even one of these points :(
Abhijeet Mandal thanks
IDK
You just saved me 10 minutes thank you
I always knew my life purpose, so my answer may help someone:
1 - I am an educator (I took this question as a "What you are" because who doesn't say much about anyone)
2 - I enhance people's performances on nearly anything (Mostly professions)
3 - Autodidacts, desperate people, competitors/ anyone who wants to be among the best at something
4 - They want to improve their current skills
5 - Some became arguably the best, some became better than the average joe. All of them became better than when they started
But hey, these people took at least 1,5 to 5 years to find their "purpose" which is no more than their will.
TLDR for gamers: Life is like Minecraft. You don't have a purpose in life besides survive so, have fun while you do it.
Speaker: What are you supremely qualified to do???
Audience: ....mfffbeellahfjskhhh
Justin Jaeger - I answered, play video games?
😂😂😂
Haha
lol i think this is more about what you naturally do well (it could be what you do better than other people you know. For example, plan and organize or meet new people/speak in public etc. Cuz obviously, especially for those of us in their 20s, it's hard to already be supremely good at something).
haha
Life Purpose :
1. Who you are? = I am trying to figure out
2. What you do? and What do you love to do? = I am a student and love to be at home and read
3. Who you do it for? Picture them in your mind = I Do it to myself
4. What those people want and need? = Who ? Me? I need to know what is my life purpose
5. How do they change or transform as a result of what I give them? Who? Me? Nothings has change : (
100% this is BS
You know how to read. Why don't you find a way to teach it to someone else who's struggling with it ?
@@paru2050😢 like me ey!
I think they meant "How to know your life purpose in 5 *Questions*:
1) Who you are?
2) What you do?
3) Who you do it for?
4) What those people want and need?
5) How those people change as a result?
Who am I tho?
Never thought about that
Your gift is to serve others.
@@dfilmsme you have to know who self is to be service to others.
Yeah, I don't know that I agree with any of this?
I’m still stuck on the second question... I don’t feel like I’m “supremely” qualified to teach anyone anything! Because I don’t know that much about any one particular thing
Hi. Maybe keep tryng fringe new stuff, see where it takes you😁
Hey, now you know that, you can actively look through things you would enjoy teaching others and then go down that path and see if you figure out your life goal
Is there something you are passionate about? Something you could talk about all day regardless how much you know about it?
Me too haha
You know how to read and write, maybe you can teach others,,,if you still not happy doing so maybe that time you spent helping others can make them really happy,,, i think it's difficult not to feel great doing those kind of things, not only charity,,,Cook something to a friend, ask him what he would like for dinner, for example
It has taken me my entire life but timing is everything. During the pandemic, I am using my experience as a video producer and my passion for storytelling to serve my purpose by promoting small businesses who provide quality products and customer service.
I like how he brings up the most complex and intriguing question anyone can ask themselves right off the bat, and then disregards it as quickly. I still can't fully answer that
I would say the better question is
‘what do you always do in your free time that you have an intrinsic motivation to do? The thing that you’re always interested in, that you always go back to. The thing that makes you happy and gives you a sense of calm. The thing to do when there’s no one around to pay attention to and no obligations.
video game 😭
Great answer
The problem with this upbeat peppyness is the Asumption everyone has this thing you speak of. When the answer comes back nothing. What's left. My spare time is filled with how bored and fed up I am.. that's what I keep coming back to..
Creating comics in my diary, watching anime, eating snacks and lazing around.
My purpose is what I do daily. Yet my gift is wisdom with clarity with life at it's best with answers. This can be used in any area. Seeing the answer. For daily life, job, company, people, and any area. Even brings great change just being in any area.
Coming back? no time to skip? here:
who you are?
what you do?
who you do it for?
what those people want and need
how they change as a result?
#1.King David...#2.Evangelist/Preacher...#3.I work for God Almighty, and I do it for people...#4.They need salvation, and want to be happy and find their purpose...#5.Some get saved and or learn facts about life and their existence, knowing that there's life after death, but have a choice where they go when they die. But while their here they were created by God with purpose and there is only 1 of them because they were designed by God with only 1 unique fingerprint per person. Jesus Saves.
Thanks for putting the questions up Rick, see you helped me, and like this common sense genious said we are also here to serve, cause serving and making others happy through our gifts and abilities that God gave us enriches our lives. It's when we horde things is when our lives are boring and unfulfilled with no purpose. Our purpose is to aid other people in education of who our Creator is and help them anyway we can and help them to realize they have purpose as well. God bless
Thanks I’m not gonna watch this whole thing
1. I'm a cute gal.
2. I play games and watch videos all days.
3. I do it for myself.
4. Fun and excitement.
5. unnn.... they don't change?
c thompson both of you got it all wrong because religion was made because as humans we need to believe in something for answers we don’t actually have and was also a law of the land before there was law. You can also look this up for a fact check but one of the biggest reason people believe in religion is because they need to believe there is life after death when honestly no one knows but we will all see when where there and I didn’t mean to offend anyone because I am not an atheist I just believe in a higher being because I believe whoever is behind the creation of humanity is much greater than any of us could imagine🤟🏽
Honestly, this is kind of subjective. I know I'm not supposed to say this, but not everyone feels happy helping other people. Maybe it's against the norm, but some people get happy by making themselves happy.
Yeah, but if you *are* happy, then you automatically help other people. It's a fact that emotions rub off on other people. If you aren't happy, then *you* have a shitty day...and so do others. Happy people get things accomplished, unhappy people don't.
Dodi Tov Err, not so. Some of the most productive people are driven not by happiness but by ambition and competition with others. I've watched highly productive workmates, who are basically jerks, achieve a lot because they value material goals. I also know of one doctor who is grumpy and cynical and his personal life is a mess but he is terrific at his job and widely admired.
***** Perfect ily
***** I kind of agree with this... I mean, I understand some people are so self absorbed that all they can think about is helping themselves, so the thought of expending energy to help someone else might not even take shape. But then I think... That's not genuine happiness. Sort of like quenching your thirst with coca cola (you're not really re-hydrating but it feels like you are), this kind of selfish "happiness" is a temporary fix that will one day leave you feeling super lonely.
The fact is, we are social creatures. Take those driven by ambition for example. What good is it to be CEO of an organization full of people who have no respect for you? I've never met anyone who would not rather have an organization full of people who respect or admire them. Even infamous dictators throughout history wanted this.
***** I get what you're saying, but I think that he's saying that if you're doing something you love doing, it'll reflect onto other people. You'd be helping them in a way that you might not even intend to. You influence people's lives through your work, even without trying. For example, someone might love writing and they write for themselves,with no intention of helping others; however, someone else could read their writings and be inspired by them. Even if a person does something just for themselves, they probably won't be happy with it unless something positive comes out of it, which (in all honesty) could be money or fame. But those people who are seeking happiness by only focusing on themselves will, eventually, feel unhappy because their source of happiness will diminish when they feel like they don't have a purpose, or aren't reaping the rewards they used to, or they'll constantly be searching for happiness in different things to feel like they're fulfilling their purpose.
11 years since and still I gravitate to this video. Thank you for the clarity Adam!
Let me give this another try:
1. recall those times when you did something that didn't seem all that much trouble to you, in fact you loved doing it, and other people thought it was really special and you made them happy. If you have such a thing, God bless you: do it more!
2. think about the possibility of doing this and making a living out of it; this is the hard part, because once people have to pay for something, it's a little harder to keep them very happy; also, while in theory people should be willing to pay for things that make them truly happy, often they waste money on stuff because everybody does so and wait for the stuff that really matters to them to happen for a bargain
3. this often leads you to combine the thing you love to do with being an entrepeneur, which is something not everybody likes to do; the time spent on entrepeneurship and marketing may go at the expense of what you really want to do
4. so, think about the possibility to get your money in a more mundane way, doing a regular job, freeing up maximum time to do what you really love doing
5. yes, some people have it all: they have a vocation in life and make a ton out of it. Beware though, that for some people doing what they love can become a bit of a bore when doing it for money. The magic tends to sneak out, sometimes. Professional musicians are known to hate performing their hit single for the umptieth time, or take drugs to deal with the touring schedule. So don't look too much at other people's fortune. Remember this from Boris Becker: "I don't want to be the best tennis player in the world. I want to be the best possible Boris Becker".
Excellent advice. It's true, but not often considered a valid path, that earning a income doing something that allows you to do your passion in your free time can be a joyful experience. I did it for a while and it worked. I've also just done my passion for income and, although it sounds like the end all, it was super hard, I was broke a lot and I got burnt out sometimes so I wouldn't do it at all and that sucked.
Nonetheless, as of late I'm still identifying as starving artist! 😜 Glutton for punishment.
Excellent way of expressing and summarising this talk
@@karenlorraine2627 imagine yourself to be a flourishing artist, where money flows to you in an avalanche of abundance, change your thinking, change your life🙂
Thanks for your comment, it is a gem hidden on YT.
Quoting Boris Becker is the best
I didn't get past my name. Thanks! I feel so relieved now that my sole reason for being here is to know my name.
You and many others, me included!
1. Lucie
2. Bake
3. Teenagers/people who like cake
4. delicious food at home
5. Diabetes
I probably shouldn't do that
lmao
Seriously? Cake? Get another vocation and stop fucking people up with insulin-challenged food!
And maybe you SHOULD do that. People are always going to eat cake. Doesn't matter if you make it or not. Diabetes is just a result of excessive-ness. Sorry if I may have misguided you. That isn't my intention. I just said what I think.
never say "sorry" to a jerk.
It's not. Some are born with it. Some, like me, develop it as a side effect of medication. Some no longer produce insulin. Cake is not the culprit. Everything in moderation! :-)
Are you your name? A rose by any other name smells as sweet. Knowing the fragrance of that rose , is the magic!
I'm so glad this only takes five minutes. I heard another guy promising I could achieve Zen in six minutes. That's a one minute savings right there.
Keep winning, TEDx.
Texas Arcane
Right, i have watched so many of these TED video but I feel like most of these people are like false prophet
matthieu pascal
They are liars with no answers to anything in life. Good people don't go to TEDx talks, conmen and shysters do.
are you sure about what you say? what would be the benefit for them to go to those talk then?
matthieu pascal Create a fresh new pool of rubes to run their grift on, of course. Make no mistake, people at TEDx talks are always selling something, even if it is their own magnificence. They are a kind of mutual admiration society for human train wrecks and nonstarters.
***** I believe healthy people do not care any more about the approval of others. It is a neurosis that men outgrow if they develop any wisdom. These TEDx speakers are always vain men trying to please the crowds. They are neither wise nor anybody to admire.
I am David
I am going to school to become a pilot
I do it for the ground troops I may be saving one day
They need to be rescued
They stay alive.
I used to dream of being a pilot when I was younger, that must be exciting! Hope you have a great career in aviation. I'm sure there's nothing like it in the world
+BadKnightLv01 there is absolutely nothing like it in the world. It is utterly intoxicating.
You're supporting war you piece of shit. You aren't saving any lives, you're polluting the world and being controlled for money you fucking idiot. Look at what you're doing. You are supporting people to kill people. Supporting nuclear warfare that will wipe human existence. Good luck with your garbage and worthless job
You're supporting war you piece of shit. You aren't saving any lives, you're polluting the world and being controlled for money you fucking idiot. Look at what you're doing. You are supporting people to kill people. Supporting nuclear warfare that will wipe human existence. Good luck with your garbage and worthless job
+Jimmi rig I'm trying to figure out your life's purpose. It doesn't seem evident in this comment. Wishing you peace.
5 Question to Ask Yourself:
1)Who are you (name)
2)What do you love to do / what do you feel supremely qualified to teach others
3)Who do you do it for?
4) What do those people want or need?
5) How do they change or transform as a result?
Thank you! I was rewatching this video just to catch these questions in detail. Appreciate this.
Thank you
Anyone else got stuck on nr. 2?
@@K4113B4113 me!
Me 😩
The only thing I’ve ever been clear on is that I wanted to be a mom. So glad I’ve had that opportunity. ❤
Congratulations 🎉
Same
You get a job so you can afford to have a life. But then, you spend all your time at work and end up with no time to live the life you are working for. sounds familiar ?
cengiztube Yup. Can't live without money, have to sell your life to get money. It's a genius system invented to deal with the abolition of slavery... just make it impossible for anyone to *not* be a slave.
Kragatar you think our money was invented after slavery or something?
Daniel Harris yeah right we are paid slaves and we do not anything to change it, i dream a world without fucking money, i dream a world where all of us we will have the chance to live our lives not to exist in it, dream of a world without money, where we could get food, clothes and other stuff without paying for it, go to your job and not get paid , go on vocation and do not pay, just everything to be free, i think it would be much better, no thieves,no fucking cops, no poor on the streets begging for a fucking cent, but we are so afraid not afraid of them but mostly we are afraid of ourselves.
we are born innocent naked babies and we die wild wounded animals
love and peace
***** suicide alert
ImmortaLTech1423
really? i dont think so . considering he's dead
"Who you are" is the most important question. Saying your name isn't the answer.
Me: Plays the video at 2x the speed so it is actually 5 minutes...
you're welcome...
I forgot about that feature...Cool...Thanks
Thank you!
Perfect.
And then when you put it in normal speed to watch how the video looks like...
You will not regret for what you have done... it's a complete lost of time, or too much time for something simple and bad prepared
Modern problems require modern solutions
But people who can answer those questions this quickly already know what their life's purpose is. It's the ones who have a harder time who need advice on finding their life's purpose.
Exactly. I can't answer them.
I will tell you!! only you and God knows your purpose. JUST keep on talking to Him. And keep His word cause it's powerful 😊❤️
God will bless you 🤩🤩🤩
Mainly the question
"what do you feel supremely qualified to teach people"
5 questions to knowing your life purpose are:
Who are you?
What do you do?
Who do you do it for?
What do they want or need?
How do they change as a result?
R. J. Hernandez-Diaz The comment that needs to be the top comment, unfortunately, lost somewhere in the middle. Thank you sir.
R. J. Hernandez-Diaz thanks
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Who are you? I am me.
What do you do? Absolutely nothing
What do you do it for? No reason
Not helpful
Thanks. You saved me 10 minutes.
There has been an interesting experience I have had which I´d like to share. For a while now I have been looking for my purpose, trying to find out that thing which it is I came here to do. I was thinking about it a lot. I sat in silence and quieted my mind. I connected deeper to my heart. I asked myself what are the 5 top things I want to focus on and master. I wrote them down. I have minimalized my life, I mean EVERYTHING! From the files on my phone, to my physical environment, to my computer to the "files" in my mind. EVERYTHING! And the results are amazing. I wake up and now exactly what my goals are. No more trying to think about them and doing it later or trying to figure it out. I realized that it is about setting and achieving goals meaningful to me and my purpose will reveal itself through action, not through thinking. I am curious to hear your thoughts on this!
Makes sense ❤️
Sounds accurate
I'm glad it worked for you
I’ve seen before that if you want change and you don’t know what to do to start with, move a simple thing in your life such as q chair’s placement in your house. This changes the energy around and change comes. I guess that’s the same principle you used.
Loved this talk! I have been fortunate to have a career that gives purpose to me and others, have a husband, daughter and friends to share life with. The one story that never seems to grow old is Scrooge. There are many blessings to be recognized in service and love for others.
Thanks for this talk!
I answered these questions and ended up in tears because it was so true, and because I am happy with what I've done with my life. I make other people happier through helping them heal through Taoist medicine and helping them become happier by explaining the Taoist philosophy of our relationship to the universe we live in. Tears of happiness! What an unexpected start to my day from listening to this great short video. BRILLIANT, Adam Leipzig. Thank you, TEDx Malibu!!
Reading the comments: some people confuse "life purpose" with "making a living". My paying work allows me to live my purpose--to give people a place in the wilderness- to conduct a vision quest- to figure out their lives and what to do next. Or write, paint and sculpt, study the plants and animals, see the stars, learn to ride a horse with no bridle or saddle.....
hmmm...why is there a line through my comment? lol
vivaloriflamme
Technology hates nature :(
XoSNo0GaNsoX ha ha!
vivaloriflamme hopefully all of the forests will unexpectedly grow exponentially devouring all technology, poverty, debt, corrupt politicians, greed and monetary systems backed by hollow promises.
Maybe a Tunguska-style strike or the Black Plague will hit. O beauteous Nature. The politicians and crony capitalists will run to the D.U.M.B.s --and we'll seal them in forever.
For certain the monetary collapse will happen-- just don't know when.
1) Set happiness/tranquility as your main goal in life.
2) There are some things we have control over, and some things we don't. Only concern yourself about what you have control over (or the part that you can control).
3) Learn to want what you already have. Insatiability is your worst enemy.
4) Don't care about what anyone thinks of you, especially if you don't value their opinions.
Just some Stoic advice.
Such a powerful short clip on how to find your purpose! Read a few comments and to everyone struggling to find their way, your definitely not alone. Finding your purpose can sometimes take a while, but when you have the right person to help you realize what’s in you, you’ll see it was right in front of you all along!
Good answer. Who do you think can help us realize this?
@@estherbusuttil2996 Hey. First, I recommend praying and asking God about your purpose. No one knows more about your future than God. Second, find a mentor you can relate to and trust.
@@LivingPurposefully where do you find a mentor?
I like this guy he is straight to the point ..none of this, draw a circle/ map …do this exercise fur 30 days , say this affirmation etc…blah blah blah ….he is direct and simple
Oh so surprised how ppl react to this speech in the comment, he did help me see my dream clearer and put it fully into one sentence. Great Talk!