Have the balls to follow your dreams: Dianna David at TEDxRenfrewCollingwood
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- After four years of working behind a desk, she started to get that uncomfortable feeling in the pit of her stomach, the kind you get when you know you're not supposed to be where you are. She wondered, "Is this what I'm going to do for the rest of my life?" On her journey to answer one of life's biggest questions, she comes across a red ball, and from then on her life was never the same.
Predisposed with a set of cultural, religious and societal expectations, having the 'balls' to challenge these expectations has been Dianna David's triumph over the past decade. Being inspired by the art of play opened up the doors to seeing infinite possibilities of a life she has always desired to live. As a Transformational Entertainer, Motivational Speaker, facilitator for empowerment workshops, kid whisper, humanitarian, freestyle dancer, and human being, she travels the world inspiring people of all ages to live a life of passion and purpose.
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I worked in the Information Technology industry for over 30 years. I managed people traveled to other countries and made good money. One day I walked into work and said out of the blue "this is my last day." They pleaded for me to stay or at least give 2 weeks notice but I knew that morning I was driving to work that it was my last day. So now I have a small farm and raise some crops and lots of chickens. I wake up when I wake up and do the work I want. It took lots of years and balls to just one day say this isn't what makes me tick. I am not sure this farm is what it is either but I sure am happier.
Roger Leo I hope your chickens and crops are happy too, show them that you are the person who quit the job to give those animals a nice life.
My grandmother had a farm too, she loved every second of it, every morning she looked for eggs and her animals, she don't even needed a alarm ;), i was happy everytime i spend time at her farm, everything looked so peaceful, working with nature is beautiful. We need more people like u. Thanks for having the guts quiting your job and do the thing you like to do.
(I apologize for my english not my native language)
I wish I could do that, quit my current job that is.
How is the farming thing going? Do you have a gardening background or something?
Roger Leo This is a great lesson! "I am not sure this farm is what it (makes me tick) is either but I sure am happier." I've always had the fear of not doing what I originally was supposed to do and thus stayed where I am, unhappy. Doing something better is way better than staying where we are, even if we are not sure!
Roger Leo I'm so happy to read your story Roger :) Good luck!
Roger Leo That's laudable. But would you have been able to have bought the farm (literally, not figuratively) and quit if you hadn't put that time in? I'm assuming you had savings - some kind of financial means to get to where you are, even if modest. It's great to retire from work to do something you prefer, but for people starting out, who have nothing - or who have debts - it's not possible to just decide to leave a job and live off the land. That's homelessness.
I do poetry. Everyone hates my poems but I post them everywhere everyday.
+Chris Girard Lol where
This is a great poem.
Chris Girard
Keep posting them, or whatever you decide. Get offline too. Back to the basics. Real life, real people.
Lots of paid Trolls on the internet. They hate themselves not your poems. Offline, you're in control. "World"
Wait, you can get paid to be a troll? You sir have just given me my life's calling!
This was absolutely stunning AND inspirational. Also loved how genuine she sounded and how fluent her movements were.
This is amazing. She's doing 3 complicated performances together. Most people are worried about just telling their story properly on stage. She's juggling, dancing, telling a complex story, and it all works like the inside of a Swiss watch - precise and perfect.
I totally get this! I picked up my guitar 6 years ago and listened to all those naysayers. It's too hard to learn, you will quit after a couple of weeks, you will never be a star! etc. I didn't listen to any of this bullshit. I took lessons and persevered my passion of music and guitar with a vengeance. I am in my very first rock n' roll band at the ripe young age of 50. I am living MY dream and having so much fun playing with others and learning along the way. Never say never. Never give up on your dream. I will be playing until I can't anymore. I just have to look at my guitar and feel the pure bliss that it gives me.
You don't have to be a star. You just have to be yourself. Gl
+licksnkicks
Thank you for your info ...there is still hope for me
+Zoch Buppet Don't give up! Go after your dreams. It's so worth it!
+MrSpongejoe My secret weapon is my passion! It keeps me motivated and loving every minute that I play! I am, I would obsessed!
When it comes to guitar, there sadly is ALOT of naysayers and haters, that is so sad, music is so beautiful, specially guitar music, so yeah, keep at it! Screw those musical killers! Thank you for not quiting!
It's like she's doing one of those "Draw My Life" things but in action, not drawings.
Hello @Tiny_Cricket I thought to do a check up since your last comment, it's been 4 years now. I am currently working with Dianna and she has helped me a lot. Have you been able to make your dreams come true? How do you feel? How is your life?
I know this sounds weird, but its nice to hear from an Asian in entertainment. You don't get to hear enough advice from others in the same field that understand the monumental cultural expectations that go behind living to the moment your parents approve of your life.
Ice Dragon Thank you Ice Dragon. It's true...our nationality has been seen as the typical Engineers, Doctors and Scientist who fail to be recognized for speaking from the heart. But when we let the Clown inside of us free...we're in fact Frickin' Multi-Talented, Caring, Reliable, Innovative, Loveable, Creative and so much FUN to Be with.....OH YOU WAIT....This is just the beginning of all those Left Brained 'Asian' who are freeing themselves to the RIGHT side to deliver F.U.N = Freedom Unleashed NOW - in this world...........We're coming....
Dianna David I am from Europe, I have studied Computer Science and Engineering and I write poetry too.
So cool to see you expand both sides of your brain...Logic + Creativity is a Great Package!!!
Care to share some Poetry?
Dianna David Here it is one of my work
www.occupypoetry.net/i_broke
thank you for sharing
My co-worker and I had a running bet. We both hated our jobs and each put up $500 to the first one to quit.
I still text him every now and then and ask how the old job is treating him, same as always he would reply.
I think every year that you don't follow your passion, the thicker the career skin grows. Every year this skin grows thicker and thicker, encapsulating all your hopes, dreams and ambitions. Until one year, you just give in. You accept your position in the world and throw in the towel, you are an (_____) and that is what you will be until you retire. "Well, at least I'll have my retirement years, that will be fun."
I hate to tell people to quit their job to follow their passions, but quit your jobs and follow your passions! The more people who do, the more people will get the needed encouragement to do the same. It's not about luck, it's about breaking through the fear. I have fear everyday, I don't know if my new business venture will work out, but at least I'm going to give it a shot. I'd be more disappointed if I didn't try at all vs failing.
I listened to an audiobook "30 Lessons for Living" a few weeks before I quit. You need to read it. This guy interviewed 100s of elderly people and asked them what they would do differently. One of the questions was about a career change. "Spending 2000 hours a year at a job you hate is a waste of life," is how one of them replied. The consensus of most was to just find something else, anything else. Don't live in misery.
Jason Ray AMEN Jason....We are kept in our FEAR that success looks only 1 way. We are the definition of our own success...Do you feel successful? Is success a milestone or is a forever attitude that we must remind ourselves every day. Life is about LIVING it...not waiting until you retire to be old enough to hopefully remember what you did.....Don't Wait any Longer to BE YOU!
Jason Ray yuppp
Everything cool, but first follow your passion and then quit your job! Money doesn't grow on trees... Just a broke ass student point of view. Lol, good luck!
ZosiaSamosiaOo That is why you are still where you are
Jason Ray thanks, now im in dilemma of failing my new biz and quitting my current job. hope your recommendation help me :). i work in japan largest cg company but i feel not happy at all. hope this turn what i wanted to.
My mother has pictures of me when I was 5, dressing up and performing skits that I wrote. I grew up wanting to be an actor and a writer. 3 years of college to get my theatre degree, I was plagued with the idea of conformity. All my friends were getting married having babies and working different kinds of 9 to 5 jobs. I began to feel very worthless and soon depression kicked in. I thought that this is what I need to do to be successful. This shows me that all I need to do is believe in myself and keep going no matter what anybody tells me. I graduate next semester and I plan on going to a professional voice over workshop. I don't plan on stopping.
Please do not ever stop! If you've watched some of my videos...You'll see there are ups and down.
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I spent the last 30 days seeing a dream so close...but the dream keeps being written.
keep writing your story my love!!! I'm sure you're amazing!
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Yes! Get it girl! I dream of being a professional voice actor and no one in my family takes me seriously.
NEVER STOP! Even my friends are laughin at me cause they think i can't get a art-job as concept-artist/illustrator, i practice/study drawing everyday 4-8 hours by myself (they don't even know, and ask me why i don't want to party everytime with them). I go trough this just to complete my dream. People who think you don't have a job and doing nothing expect your "Hobby", those people will never find theyr own passion. It's hard WORK for yourself cause you need to navigate, expirienced yourself and find yourself as a person, that's the hard work for a human to not let yourself down, never stop with you passion, in the future you will reach your goal. I apologize for my bad english, it's not my native language
IZanagi Iza: Yes! It is HARD work to stick to what you believe in. The rest of the world is the biggest distraction away from getting to Know YOU! I am proud of your determination to stick to what you love and what you believe in...It is the work-effort that you invest in yourself that will leave you with an elevated Self-Esteem that will result in the feelings you will call HAPPINESS at the end of the day. Some people 'work' in jobs that will NEVER give them that feeling of HAPPINESS...well...simply because they have never committed themselves to finding out what they truly want and desire....STICK TO IT!!!
Creating your own paradigm takes a lot of detaching from the societal matrix of expectations. It's an intricate web, but its your attitude in how you weave it....
I appreciate the dialogue going on here....
The 21st-century Charlie Chaplin
I know! Right? She's pretty too =)
She's so expressive and vulnerable that I can't help but trust her!
Hello @TheCarlEffect I thought to do a check up since your last comment, it's been 5 years now! I am currently working with Dianna and she has helped me a lot. Have you been able to make your dreams come true, following her advices and spirit? How do you feel? How is life?
Woah! She looks like an awesome person to hang out with!
Great personality
Great performer and an amazing talent!
One of a kind! ☺😉😉😉😉
This brought tears to my eyes as I'm at the same phase of my life - feeling like I need to find and follow my dreams but terrified of doing so. Thank you Dianna for inspiring me so beautifully. I will never forget this story.
I'm an artist and my parents (just like every other spazzed out person) would spout things like, "Art will never give you money." or, "No, be a doctor... at least that will support your family." In the end, all of that changes when you dream. Keep dreaming... because in your dreams, it reaches to the impossible without the impossible.
Experienced the same. Sadly 'art' has a poor image financially.
I am a Gamer. I do nothing :D expect playing Video games
+warlod cw Can we make money playing video games?
fuck.... i didnt want her to stop... loved every second of her talking... really really inspiring
How shockingly prophetic. I studied mechanical engineering! (And I would rather be a martial arts instructor) I also failed in my mechanical engineering career in Texas. And I have Oriental parents!
No Asian American ever calls his/ her parents Oriental.
danpt2000 I do not subscribe to that politically correct lingual convention that people are "Asian" and things are "Oriental". Eastern Russians and Indians (from India) are geographically Asian, but they are not genetically Oriental. Referring to the ethnicity as "Oriental" is far more descriptive and accurate.
perfectsplit I think my sons would like to see this:)
***** Thats the White peoples definition. Asians do not refer to their parents as Oriental.
perfectsplit You subscribe to the White people's definition of Easterners. Never have I heard a White person regard themselves as Yang Gui, aka "Pale Ghost" which is how Chinese used to Call people of Europeeeon Decent.
I have a good idea. Get rid of the comment section on all of youtube. You wouldn't get this negative feedback on a great person who's following their dream. What are you doing to move closer to yours?
Who fallows their dream i agree with u
You're not supposed to follow your dreams, you're supposed to do the right thing. Nobody dreams of cleaning toilets, harvesting potatoes or caring for a family member with terminal cancer. The people who hid Jews in their basements during WW2 didn't do it because they had always dreamed of emptying poop buckets and living in constant fear of being sent to a concentration camp. If everyone followed their dreams we'd be starving and sitting in our own feces within a week.
everyone's dreams look different and cleaning potatoes is actually quite meditative in comparison to shooting bodies. it's all relative. It's all about how you perceive it, appreciate it, and go for something you don't have and make it happen. That's what it means to be alive and follow your dream...or you'd rather be alive and dying inside....its your choice.
guess i should listen to my 5 year old self and become a super saiyan x)
+Non Existent super saiyan is not what you choose to become. It's an inheritable trait
Lol that's what I was thinking. My 4 year old self always wanted to be the first female super saiyan
yes you can!
My dream was to become a sperm donor but I didn't have the balls to follow it.
So... she was a talented child with supportive parents, mental stability, a good education, a respectable job and great attention to detail. That's *all you need* to start following your dreams.
So simple...
We all have different circumstances. Just because it may look like someone has it easier than someone else, they may not. We don't know all the struggles that others have to face because sometimes they're hidden.
You already understand everyone has different circumstances. It shouldn't be difficult to recognise that her circumstances are privileged ones.
+Imogen n Okay, yes she is privileged, but I feel like your are discrediting her work because she had better circumstances.
justice2016 No, it's wonderful she can work doing what she's passionate about, and she's good at it.
I dislike how she overlooks her own privileges and insists that dreams are solely what brought her success. In reality success is largely dependent on circumstances & social status.
Bravo!! Have been thinking changing my career, but at age of 35, with a steady income, these thoughts seem to be unrealistic and naive... Until I saw this video. Really inspiring! If she could quit a job in medical industry and enter a clown school, even did street performance for 2 years, my dream is not ridiculous at all!
"I used to think to chase my dream is selfish. But I realized, when you pursue your happiness, you inspire other people to do the same" well said!
How do you feel now ?
I'm 33 and feel like how you did at age 35.
This is wonderful. I am graduating from law school and have decided that I am not going to pursue a legal career. My next step? Figuring out exactly WHAT my dreams are haha. Time to talk to my 5 year old self!
Rusha hi, mind sharing how's your life now? i am currently on the same stage as you 2 years ago, just graduated, provided with 2 choices, doing the life what makes my parent proud or just do what ive been desperately wanted to do since elementary.
Good for you for realizing this early! I’ve been an attorney for 14 years, and while I’m grateful for my education, skills and experience, I know my career limits my self expression and freedom. Be bold and brave and listen to that inner voice before “should-haves” consume you.
Im a lawyer.. and yes i hope that someday i could just quit my job and open my own hobby-shop selling die-cast. FML
I just graduated law school and am having similar thoughts. Could just be bar prep stress, but I feel painfully unfulfilled.
I really needed this. Thank you dian you are an inspiration. I decided to transfer schools after 2 years of being alone and unhappy there and people are telling me to stay. I currently am a student at montclair state university. it's one of the top schools in the country and I'm leaving to go closer to home to Philadelphia University. My major is fashion design with a contraction in entrepreneurship and international business. I want to have my own fashion company for celebrating real diverse beauty and a couple boutiques. I don't care how crazy it seems to leave to a top school for a degree in something risky. I am designer and an artist. Watching this helped me know I'm right and everyone else is wrong.
Nya Bobien You Can do it!
i want to also leave nursing school to follow my passion for fashion
After you leave any institute...it's about the Institutions and Intentions you constitute in the Character and Consistency you contribute to the world thereafter. Plus, if you go about it with utmost respect, appreciation, joy and inspired building, you'll be getting to wherever you have to go with your BEST SELF...not some victim preaching, in debt, ego bragging, ivy league elbow rubbing individual entitle for the position they hold because of the $$ they put in front of the work and character it takes to build that value within....My LIFE IS MY SCHOOL and I AM THE BEST STUDENT IN IT! So ARE YOU!!!!
What an amazing woman.
Let's see you haters roll a ball with such skill and precision. Thank you for contributing your soul's intent. What a romantic story.
Im a mechanical engineer too and i hate my job. Since i was a kid i always saw myself being in a band. Thank you very much for this inspiring talk. I may still be working as an engineer but this makes me want to strive to someday live my dream. As of this moment I am in a metal band and we are doing well locally but i do it in my spare time. Thank you very much
It such a dichotomy as to how in essence we insult anybody who has a 9-5 job. "I hated the job , is this all Im going to do with my life", they say. As a motivational speaker there must be a better way than to put down way more than half of the world. I am "following my dreams" so to speak, so I don't have a conventional job, but try to stay away from such forms of contempt to that type of work.
+Jason Rouleau I agree. I always dreamt of being in an office from 9-5 and I managed to do so!
+Jason Rouleau the point is she was talking from her own experience. She never talked down on the option saying it wasnt cool, she just said it wasnt for her nor what she really wanted to do.
She is trying to sound tough and it doesn't work. Have the confidence to be yourself
I am stuck at my job as a real estate agents for 5 years now.. Started to hate it on my 4th year.. Money pays when it does but i no longer have a passion for it.. I did it for the money (big mistake).. So i put it aside (not quit) n started uploading game trailer on youtube.. Happiest i been in a long time. I took jim carrey speech bout doing we love for a chance and never regret it.. Though im not earning enough yet to quit my job i hoped one day i can.. Life's too short to be cartering other people.. Time to carter myself for a change
+YouNicIce thanks to you I discovered the jim carrey speech and I needed it so much now. Thank you!
Rouroud ayari hope you find whatever it is you're looking for..
***** merci :)
Sometimes your passion will not give you a better future...
How are you doing now - 3 years later?
All of this is good if you can manage to stay out of DEBT.
DMV Mastermind that IS actually important and good advice. I wish someone would have told me that bc it does put you behind the power curve but still not impossible to love your job/career and switch it up even if you are in debt. But yes, it does make it tougher.
I could only smile and cry. Thank you Dianna. This is very profound.
miss your magic hands Archie...next time....on my back!!
"i grew up in a tradition filipino family" MY LIFE RIGHT THERE
fuck my $160k per year job that i have now and hate! I am going to clown school!! Thanks Lady!
Go to clown school part time. :) Being a clown can be one of your hobbies with 160k salary.
lol. i was just joking!
OsceolaLongBeard Or we can be friends and I'll be the clown that makes you laugh and you use your 160K to make more people laugh....Let's talk! hahahha....Lots of things we can do!!
Nonetheless, clown school or classes are so amazing and worth learning for anyone who want to loosen up and live life to the fullest!
Agreed 100% Love your vids
Dianna David whats weird is I just watched one of your contact juggling tutorials and decided to search up some TED talks and happened to run into you again. Haha... I think its a sign.
This is inspiring for me because I also have a dream that my dad doesn't approve of.
what dream do you approve of? who's choice is it any ways?
same :(
Dianna David In the video you mentioned you received a grant and I am interested as to how you acquired it.
She looked up the types of Grants that can be applied for in her area. I think she said Vancouver and she applied. I'm sure she double checked if she qualified and figured out for which ones. But just google it for your area and see if you qualify for anything. From what I have seen grants tend to work with businesses better than individuals but I think it's possible to create a business around a single individual. Hope that helps at least a bit Mr. Lawrence.
tiana watts Thank you Ms. Watts. You seem electric.
My red ball is to become a designer and or a model. My African parents weren't supportive of it. They want me to be a nurse. I became a nurse and they want me to further my education and become a doctor:-( I'm afraid my true dreams are never going come to pass. I'm already so old. Thank you for this message.
I agree with joseph okori that it's never too late to chase your passion. All I will say is that do it now or regret it later.U know what it'll all seem alright now , BUT some day when u'll be taking ur last breaths , U'll only have one remorse that if that day i would have had the courage to go against my parents and follow my passion my dream , I WOULD HAVE LIVED A HAPPIER , BETTER LIFE AND I WOULD HAVE FACED A HAPPIER DEATH WITH NO REGRETS IN LIFE.
I hope this helps u .
I hope you told them to leave you alone and are following your dreams. If not please see this as your sign
Thank you for sharing this. This video is great and it has encouraged me.
This video came at the right moment for me. It was a great speech and it made me tear up ^^' Thanks !
Very engaging and inspirational. ✅👍🙏
so proud of you my lovely mystic daughter
Thank you this is one of my Favorite videos I ever seen. I just bought a Piano After watched this video, and Start my dreams. I noticed I have ears to make covers and create notes. Thank you because people like you makes the world better.
"Mistakes are magical ~ and just roll with it." Damn, that's beautiful.
Oh boy. Reading the youtube comments again...what a mistake.
Alright, look: Yes, not everyone can do what she did, and most people live a much harsher life.. However, while venting by posting that stuff here is understandable to myself, I feel as though many of you are simply using your past as an excuse.
Success in doing what you love is almost never easy; there are a few exceptions, but for the most part it's a lot of hard work. Until you've done that, perhaps you should stop blaming your circumstances. YES, AGAIN, they are a huge factor, but not something you can't overcome...probably. Again, there are exceptions, but if you're reading youtube comments, then you have the internet, and the internet is almost literally infinite possibilities.
I think I just realized that those types of people once thought it wouldn't hurt them so much to pursue your dreams. Then they got scathed and reverted to the default advice of 'put up with a mediocre/harsh life and deal with it'. Whereas wonderful people such as the Ted presenter took severe punishment to be able to provide for herself by doing what she loves.
"(probably) once thought."
One of the best Ted Talks I have seen!!! I LOVE her message and individuality!
Amazing story❤️❤️❤️
So nice to find someone who is truly celebrating being herself, being who she loves, thank you for performing your story
This made me cry. Thank you Dianna!
Moving and very well said. Makes me think harder than I already am...
On a side note, anyone else pickup on the intentional accident mastery demonstration towards the end.
great eye!
you are a thinker...I can see. Making mistakes is not easy...it can actually make you cry. I know first hand.
Dianna David Thanks! Tends to be one of my strong points. I also can vouch for the mistakes comment...its a very difficult but necessary part of life. It can illicit many emotions but if you can learn from each of them then you'll be better suited to handle tomorrow. Also...thanks for the personal reply! Cheers!
What about if you have a passion but dont know how to live off it? I am about to finish uni, but I dont want to work in what my degree is in. My passion in life has always been music, every day I cant stop creating new music, since I was about 16 I have come up with so much, I would love to share it or for it to be used somewhere. I know music is the thing in life for me. I want to be independant living away from home though, but I dont know how/when I will be able to use my passion. I feel I would have to get into the job-mindframe a little bit, so I can live away from home. I just dont know how I can use what I can do practically, I have tried starting bands but it hasnt worked because of not finding people or uni getting in the way (but might be same with job getting in way). What can I do?
KathMacMusic Sometimes we have to get creative and make up something completely new. If you don't fit into a box - make your own box.
Take some time to think about different possibilities - allow yourself to be really creative. Maybe being in a band isn't the right thing for you - maybe you just need to be solo - or be solo and hire a back up band? Like Selena Gomez does - or maybe you just haven't found the right people yet? Maybe you will figure out something new to do with music that hasn't been done yet.
Lots of people make their living from music. If all those people can do it - so can you.
Thanks for the comments guys :}
UnParapluieBleu I make vocal melodies to my guitar tunes which forms them into full songs, so I do sing but for me its more about the overall song rather than the focus being on my voice. So I make catchy music but my voice isn't particularly a singing voice. Yeah youtube could be good, I guess I feel no one would see it here though, as you need to have subscribers interested in you first otherwise I think no one would see it- unless I made it with an interesting thumbnail/uploaded a song with an appealing name/make an actual music video :p I had been planning to upload my music to this channel, but I don't know where to start really as I have many recordings. That sounds cool, what sort of things do you write about? I think with any creative expression, we must keep that spark alive, as the 'normal way of life' is trying to dampen it with what you "should" be doing lol :p
KathMacMusic Here's my perspective, i am an artist, i always loved to create beautiful, cool, nice picture and always wanted to do it as a living, and i got it, i'm just at the begining level but still i got my feets on the first step of my journey (Concept-Art, Illustrator).
The thing is you don't need to be professional at the beginning, your skills will improve with time if you stick to it, so you should never stop!
Bback then i had many art-block (if you can't come up with ideas for your drawing/picture/so go on) for month, but i always started again and again. You need stick to it don't listen to people who tell you "you won't get anywhere with your "passion/hobby"" or something else
All the knowledge about music you have/and will obtained over the time will pay off in the future, life always reward passion, hard work, and i'm talkin about HARD WORK for your passion not something like "ok i wrote 1 song today" - that's enough fo this week, you need make research every day, you need to learn about your passion every day, you need to sleep with it. Search for inspiration, look at other arts how they do it, look at music you don't like, you will find always something new and this leads to evolution. Be prepared for A LOT of failures, you need to know that failures are your friends who will follow you till you die, failures will show you new possibilitys and so go on. Just don't stop, you can be happy, you know alrdy your passion and now just work for it. Take a part-time job, search for a shared flat, invest as many hours in your passion/hobby as you can, just don't stop.
Look at me (22), i had my first job-offer 2 month ago and i thought my art isn't rdy yet to be selled, but some people liked it. Your job-offers will teach you a lot of new things, just don't stop.
Hope this will help you.
(I apologize for my english it's not my native language)
Izanagi Iza Hey, thanks for your response! That's so cool what you've achieved.
I agree, it takes a focused passion to bring the results back to you. But I know I would never stop making music until I die, whether anyone listens to it or not, as its my passion which I could not live without. But I would obviously love for people to hear it, I know it might sound cliché or something, but it feels like one of the reasons why I'm alive lol :p Yeah I'm always listening to a lot of different music, and playing guitar everyday, making up new songs regularly.
A lot of the hard work is behind me, it's just taking it to the next progression. I know I want to be in a band, I was having trouble finding bandmates but now I have recently found a bassist who is as passionate as I am, and that's how you achieve things I believe, through passion. Like you say, don't give up, because failures are just signs of progress, at the time it appears like stunted progress, but yeah I think now it actually helps us grow towards where we're meant to be.
But anyway I just got this 8-track recorder thing, so I'm just gonna record myself on that, and maybe just send off my recordings to loads of music publishers or something, maybe using websites like Bandcamp etc. But I would much rather be in a band with others, so I really do hope it will happen.
And yeah, that could be a good plan for me to get any job and not a career, because I know I don't want all my time taken doing something which isn't right for me. It's just the concern that I would still have to give a lot of time to any job I do, to 'sustain' myself with rent and food, that's why I had thought of just trying to get a job with my degree, and somehow try spend only 20hrs a week doing it
KathMacMusic You're welcome. You could also ask a studio for a hands-on training, it pays off. Just try to stay in your focus :) there are enough people like u who want the same, but many will stop and go back cause they don't believe on themself. On my opinion talent is something that works with passion, talent is the gadget and passion is the love, if you combine them together your passion will flow trough your talent and lead you to your goals. And don't stop ;) this century is something you need to use, back then you couldn't share your work to anyone, visit songwrtier-forums, etc., use the internet wisely. I am self-taught btw. everything i got is from the internet, cause here in germany art-academy/university aren't that good and very expensive. I can life very well atm. work on a part-time job (60 hours month) and doin' my freelancin'-stuff. And nearly in the future maybe i can completly life from my art, i'm still "young" so i have much to study/learn for myself. Have fun on your journey.
Dianna! Your as inspiring as always! Thank you for touching my soul and impacting my life direction. Your one of the few who started me on my own journey towards exceptional. Seeing & hearing your story always gives me the snap to keep on snapping. Your amazing so keep on being amazing!
What your father was trying to teach is: When you live in a poor country, you do not have easily the chance to make your dreams happend. The struggle for life is several times harder than in comparison of when you live in a developed country. Speaking for myself, I am a brazilian citizen; my country is violent, unjust, covered of dirty and full of social concerns. Guess what? Brazil is not even the fiftieth worst country for living in the world. And even so, my best expectation is to find a job that allow me to avoid living in poverty. If I only had the chance to move with my family to a developed country, I would did everithing possible in the intend of assure a brighter future to my kids.
Thomas Hobbes Totally agreed - never feel bad about doing anything towards a purpose that you believe in like supporting your family, etc.
Everyone is entitled to "follow their dream" - but all that comes only after basic security for you and your loved ones is guaranteed and taken for granted.
What you are doing makes you responsible - don't feel bad. Do the best you can so that if not you, then your kids can have enough security to follow their dream. At least that's what my father did for me and I am eternally grateful for that.
My 2 cents - coming from a guy living in India who moved back from US.
Thomas Hobbes I live in another problematic country, Mexico. My family is middle class, we have many limitations right now, and yet, I have found you can always find time to do what you love if you truly love it. To say you don't follow your dreams because you live in a violent, poor country is creating reasons because you're too scared. Pele, one of the best soccer players in human history, was a poor guy who trained in the streerts because he had no money. John Lennon and Paul McCartney were poor and had almost no money to buy their guitars, yet they worked hard and they created one of the biggest rock bands in history. J-K. Rowling, the author of Harry Potter, was a single mom living on a dirty small house with her child, on very little money, and yet she didn't quit. She found the time and opportunity to write. If you love your dream, you will do whatever you can to manifest it no matter the odds. If you don't love it enough, of course you will find obstacles and reasons not to do it everywhere.
+Kaylasa JaguarStar Great comment, I completely agree. Following your dream doesn't mean you have to quit your day-job or not be responsible, it just means finding the time to pursue your dream with your free time. If you'd rather go home and lay out on the couch and watch tv, you obviously don't want your dream enough to pursue it.
+Kaylasa JaguarStar right
She is damn cute!
Great video so inspirational I think I put too much stock in other people's opinions though
That very true on Filipino definition of success. @ 2:03
This is the best Ted talk I've ever seen!
You're my inspiration! :D thank you very much!
Loved it! Congratulations on following your heart! So happy for you! I just realized a passion of mine as well. I graduated from Massage therapy school at 52!!! You are never too old to learn something new :-))
Love it
Nobody is born a mistake, we make mistakes, but we're never born one! Congratulations on following your dreams!
This girl is really charming.
She is cute and smart, combined with passion, its a powerful tool!
Watching this during quarantine 2020, don't know what to do with my life
Love her sense of playfulness! Amazing and inspiring! You kick ass girl!
Had to fast forward video to see if she actually says anything.
wow i am so moved by this Dianna David! Thank you for sharing yourself so generously. this reminded me of a young person who has inspired me over these past few months i have known them
This really inspired me. I can only say my situation here is very stacked against me, but fuck all the naysayers and people who know no better. I know what moves me, and no one will tell me otherwise.
same here, I will do what I love.
she is unique and her performance is amaze me
First 3 minutes in, and this made me weirdly emotional. I love the message she’s spreading. Cheers to all the dreamers and go getters out there!
I'm completely mature.
Hehe..
..she said balls 😆😆
we have something in common, I have had two balls for over 30 years ;) awesome mind and teddy talk. cheers
Don't live your life in misery.
Follow your heart. Wherever you choose. Don't let other people except you, of what not your are, but to tell you, who you are. You are Who You Choose To Be
It's not cringy. She tells a story of her life, and explain it.
Some people explain things differently.
Ted talks....inspiring the many to quit their jobs and become homeless while 'pursuing' their dreams xD
haha trueee
Yeah, idiots. Just punch the clock and shut up. That's what life's about. Not "love" or "passion" or "dreams" or "your truest self". It's about making money. Duh.
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just do what you love,and let us get the money
Wael Chorfan what do you mean about do what you love and let us get the money.......
Ramon Martinez Don't be mad because it's too late for you or because you gave up on your dream. Not everyone is destined to go work for someone for 30 yrs and probably be poor after retirment...dare to take a risk. These jobs will always be here.
For the last couple of years now i've wanted to create music, but I've been discouraging myself and slacking on it. After I watched this, I asked my mom what I wanted to be when I was 5. She told me that ever since I was little that I told her that wanted to become a singer. I remember singing ALL the time when I was young but never telling my parents that I wanted to sing. Now thinking about it, I guess this is my destiny so I have to work for it.
+Julian Costa Or just sing part time...
I feel the same thing! Keep going man
make a mistake look real...Damn right.
I feel like she speaks my life .
My father is proud of me.
The mother acts like a beach
Sad to realize that your mother
Never really loved you much
my mother loved me greatly and had only big wishes and hopes for me. hence natural expectations. My parents are nothing but loving support, they too had to grow with me while I grew into the truth of myself. They did such a great job handling this rough terrain and today are by #1 supporters and best friends on the ride!!! WE have to teach others how to treat us and because I learned how to treat myself with love....they've learned to do the same!
thank you for this.. you are awesome..
That was awesome. I plan on following my dreams and become a hollywood voice actor. And taking her advice. That speech was very encouraging!!
Hey! May I ask for an update of how you’ve been doing?
This is so weird. I was a professional clown because thats what my parents wanted but the long hours, low pay (practically no pay), constant ridicule from people and cold indifference of women slowly wore me down. So I went back to college and got a Degree in Mechanical Engineering. I now earn six figures, have a smokin hot wife and 2 adorable kids...Just Living the dream. YOLO!
squiggle dash This story sounds made up, man r u for real?
Her dream : Play with 1 ball.
Great ted talk......Too bad people have to make pessimistic remarks on the comments thread
Dianna, this is such an inspirational video. I am actually starting to get into contact juggling :) I have been fascinated with it ever since I was a child and I first saw the movie 'Labyrinth' - I only realised recently that it was an actual form of performance art. I won't be following a career in it, but I definitely would love to do it as a hobby! I will be watching your tutorial videos to help me :)
Currently pursuing my dream of being a world famous dolphin whisperer.
17:32 You totally fooled us into believing that was a mistake.
This was so engaging, was totally engrossed in this fully.
I needed this so much! Thanks! AND YES I'VE GOT THE BALLS BABY!
I've been at my job for 4 years. I'm feeling the itch. It's a great company but I feel so itchy. LOL.
I don't think I've got any dreams left.
So dust off the wildest, weirdest, strangest old one you have! Remember when you were four and wanted to be Spiderman? That translates (for starters) into gymnastics...and teaching. Or ti chee. Or acrobatics. Or...Cirq de Solee! You don't have to quit right away, just let yourself be a kid for an hour a day. Just one hour, rather than mindlessly watching the tube. Great things start with one step, then the second...but the point is to start!
Dodi Tov Thanks, Dodi, I'll remember that.
Dodi Tov nice words dodi. so many inspirational videos can leave you unmotivated and confused. its the case with me. everyone has dream. so do I but the risks are great from handsome salary to into the unknown
Do not quit a job for the dream. Start small to find out if the dream can be done. Many seeds do not become trees! In time, if the dream is good, it will MAKE you need to devote full time to it. In the mean time, a dream will keep you from being a slave. Slaves never create, they only maintain. Think about it.
You are a genius.
I appreciate your sweet spirit and your talent.... I wish you well....!
this bored me so much
mau995 Why bother commenting? You're rude and apparently not bright enough to click away when you're bored.
***** She is a perfectly engaging and likable person. You are projecting; you're the annoying one.
***** You take comfort in the fact that lots of people jump at every opportunity to say something nasty? It doesn't make you any less a prick for doing so. Its infinitely better to be alone in your opinion than together with a bunch of rude keyboard warriors who just thrive on needlessly putting people down.
***** Unlike you, I don't need anyone's approval to feel secure in my views, let alone the approval of a handful of whiney, miserable trolls like you.
However, since having others agree means so much to you, I'll point out the obvious fact you seem to have missed; a lot more people commented positively than negatively, so on balance your view is the one most people "DO NOT agree with" so "live with it".
***** You should definitely chime in and let everyone know when you reach the level of maturity of most children attending elementary school.
I understand that parents want their children to be successful and be able to provide for themselves but as a parent my definition of success must include their happiness. My father did a job he hated to provide for us. I've done a job that has generally been exciting, challenging and creative. Which do you want for your children??
this was supposed to be in reply to Arthur's post...
All these people I've watched basically say the same thing. If the world is made of water, how do I float to the top without a piece of wood? I need the steps to get to where I want to be. No amount of pep talk will help if I don't know what direction to travel.
Life is the biggest maze we will ever go through. We all make it out but most don't enjoy the travel.
somerpg sometimes you have to find the enjoyment in swimming....Ever try the star fish approach...you can enjoy the clouds while you're at it.
LOVED IT! THANK YOU! ^_^
This was a little cringey.
Dusta Rhymes I thought i was the only one thinking this.
Dusta Rhymes It was quite cringey, wasn't it. Seems like anyone doing anything now can be a motivational speaker. I'm not knocking this girl, but I just don't get it. So she goes on talks talking about a ball and how it changed her life. Yes I get "that's the point" but really? Now she goes around talking about it?
Nothing motivational about it.
Meh.
+Dusta Rhymes Perhaps not every motivational speech is for everyone. She might work for someone else. It doesn't make her message incorrect.
You're comment is valid too. You managed to say it when others felt it but couldn't type it out. All is well.
Your probably one of those people who left your dream in the dust and goes to a dead end job every day until the day you die. Now that is truly cringey if you ask me.
+Alex P. Keaton , wouldn't you agree she just appeals to another audience than you ...and partly me? :)
It seems that about 5700 people enjoyed it enough to like it, and maybe some of the 470 000 viewers got motivated, even though we might have not. I usually get my motivation from other sources and personality/achievement types, and it seems that some other people get that motivation from other types, like Dianna David.
I was told to follow my dreams, so I went to sleep.
My dream is to become a travel photographer and a filmmaker, so I can see the world and film everything, I love photography and film, it fascinates me, does that sound unrealistic? I just don't really have a massive idea of how to go about doing so, I'm due to study photography at college this year (I'm 18) I know what I want I just don't know how to achieve it, as the saying goes "don't step into cold water blind"
Sam Kent It's good to be unrealistic.
+Sam Kent Photography can be difficult to sell / make money these days because of the high quality of almost every person's phone camera. That said, your desire is not a bad one - but it may or may not be successful. I'm an adult , my yt name is just for a joke.
I suggest you start with the 1st step - that is go on a trip and guess where ? You being only 18 here's what i would do : You go a few miles from home, and no matter where you live you will find immense beauty. Often there are lots of photographers who just shoot straight ahead what's in front of them, but a creative photographer tries to compose his landscapes or subjects in a good composition.
Take your 1st journey to a place you've not been to even if it's just a few miles from home. Try to look at that area in a nice way, perhaps a creative way and take your shots. Learn all you can about beautiful composition rather than just a photo - and start your portfolio of images - online and a few in 8x10 print form. Every journey or dream starts with the 1st step.
+Sam Kent Totally doable! My production partner is a travel photographer/filmmaker and he's only 25 and self taught. Where there's a will there's a way. Keep your spirit high, and take photo's every chance you get! The resources are all here at your disposal (internet, networking events, colleagues, social media etc). And, to be fair most dreams are "unrealistic", but that's exactly what makes them exciting and worth going after. #Justdoit
Hey there.
I don't know what your dream is. I don't know who you are, or what your circumstances may be. You might be in a bit of a rut right now, or maybe a place of uncertainty. It's strange on the edge, and uncomfortable, I know.
But listen, I have faith in you. Full faith. And I know that if you're reading this right now, it's because you were supposed to. Maybe you just need a reminder of how great you are.
I'm not trying to be some guru, or something. I'm just a musician. I rap and sing, that's why I'm on here. And my lyrics may not be the best, nor my sound or quality. But we gotta start somewhere.
So to you, I'd say, don't be scared to begin. And if you have already, then never be scared to continue. You have to want it MORE than you fear the journey.
Fear is just that.
F.E.A.R. : False Evidence Appearing Real
I had the pleasure of meeting Diana recently, she is the real deal! So talented and passionate and lovely. She is a Change Maker and thank you Dianna for this beautiful talk.
thank you this was great :)
Dianna David--you are a beautiful soul
I love you so much.inspiration for me,good job baby and you talent also born to be.
This girl is SO cool! Authenticity goes a long way. Ty
Guys don't be disillusioned by those that "have made it". The point of life is to do what you ant to do, but you are also a biological being, you need resources. You need food and water and both are not for free. You need shelter and that is not for free. Remember that anything you do in life has a prerequisite for money. Nothing is free. So in saying that choose your dreams carefully, don't a be a slave to ambition without a means. I am an artist by hobby and passion but I don't want that to generate revenue. I want fucking money to work for me. So I naturally have gravitated to finance and consulting others in how to manage their finances because I am good with people. Enjoy life but not at the cost of you being burnt out by the end. Be smart and don't out all your eggs in one basket.
Passiions are great, they really are.
But have you also noticed how many HORRIBLE untalented people label themselves ''Artist'' on facebook ? I have never seen so many 'Events' where they display 6 yr. old level scribblings by a bunch of dreaming 20 somethings, and older too.
Dreams are great people, but damn your 'art' should be left at home . LOL
RimeTime Most abstract art I never been very fond of.
RimeTime Not to mention, the lady in the video lives on government grants. It's really not much different from being on welfare. Leaving a paying job and counting on subsidies to support you is not a responsible decision.
+WalterLiddy when did she say that
chris latin In the video. She says she struggled until she got her first government grant, and that it was a huge boon.
+WalterLiddy i heard her say she got a grant from her dad. I took it to mean that she got strength from his being proud of her. I must have missed the 'gov grant' part