How to figure out what to do with your life

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To find work you love, you need to find work that has qualities well-matched to you. Today, I'll share seven qualities of work that I think everyone should observe in their jobs, and use to guide their careers.
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@Thomasfrank 3 жыл бұрын

🧐 I did an interview for publication recently where I was asked about my career, so it got me thinking about the qualities that I look for in my work. I hope these insights from my experience are helpful to you! . 🦙 Be one of the first 1000 people to sign up and get a free trial on Skillshare (I have two classes there): skl.sh/thomasfrank10201 . 📱 I just redesigned my personal site! Check it out for in-depth article versions of many of my videos: thomasjfrank.com/ . 🖊 Quote of the week: “All skills attenuate with disuse.” - Tren Griffin

@jeffcoello8668 3 жыл бұрын

I totally resonate with you, right now I am in Highschool learning about networking and so far I am enjoying it, I will have to see if that's truly the career I want to pursue by doing internships whenever I get the chance and also learning new skills to find the things that I'm passionate about. Great video and tips!

@saritasb86 3 жыл бұрын

Yes,please make a video on how to speak better English and learn English grammar.

@mrunmayeebadve9847 3 жыл бұрын

Your channel is amazing 🔥 Very practical tips. Love it. Read the books by your recommendation specially Atomic Habits and it really is life changing book. Thank you very very much😊😊😊🙏🏼

@BattlefieldSailor 3 жыл бұрын

1. Meme: “we should stop asking children ‘what do you want to do when you grow up,’ and start asking them ‘what problems do you want to solve?’” 2. Jocko Willink: don’t quit your job and go all-in on something/give yourself an ultimatum (unless you are convicted to your core with a vision and purpose-my words) but hustle in your time off, work 2 jobs for 1 paycheck, and see if you’re really interested in that new career path. Quitting your job isn’t as difficult as hustling on the side/after work to prove to yourself that you really want it. Then when you’re ready, you step off into your new career. 3. Your dad, Thomas. That’s what we all want to be when we grow up.

@ceooflonelinessinc.267 3 жыл бұрын

I am 30 year old, and looking to figure out what to do with my life. I spent my 20s in hospital due to mental illness, but I get better in the last 2 years and I want to find a job. I only have my high school diploma. I hope I will make my path :)

@RavalKaur 3 жыл бұрын

If you guys want something practical then do this - 1. Write down all your interests. 2. Research and take action on each interest per week. So one interest for each week. 3. Journal your feelings everyday about that interest. 4. Then decide to choose one and fully focus on it!

@yashvashisht1805 3 жыл бұрын

👍👍

@iamNotHereB 3 жыл бұрын

So, the same ideas as the video, but in bullet points.

@JamalAhmadMalik 3 жыл бұрын

One week is not enough. Try a year.

@sacke1103 3 жыл бұрын

Too bad I’m lazy

@GetGooder 3 жыл бұрын

great tips Raval! I agree 100%!

@SereneAcoustics 3 жыл бұрын

Honestly figuring out what you want to do with life is ever changing what you want at 20 is different than 40... Just keep adapting and enjoy the ride that's the beauty of life 😊👌

@Imnotheregoaway 3 жыл бұрын

Beautifully said my brother, beautifully said! 🙏🙏🙏

@SereneAcoustics 3 жыл бұрын

@@Imnotheregoaway thank you 🙏

@jeffcoello8668 3 жыл бұрын

Facts

@truenorthaffirmations7049 3 жыл бұрын

🔥🔥🔥

@Daisy-ml3og 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this🙏

@VictorRegouin 3 жыл бұрын

I really thought I know what I wanted in life. But the older I become how more I’m not sure what I want

@jasontheman3763 3 жыл бұрын

Me three.

@SammyJay107 3 жыл бұрын

Same here

@elazarkotkes 3 жыл бұрын

For me, the more I try different things/jobs the more I get stressed about making a decision to go full on one thing specific. Ironic I know..

@elazarkotkes 3 жыл бұрын

@@boringgaming5110 It's hard to keep on going with different aspects of things. To stick with different things and put a lot of effort into them..

@omphemetsedifero5260 3 жыл бұрын

co bro. This is the pits

@calnommer 3 жыл бұрын

I am not an active follower of Thomas' content, but every once in a while, when I'm going through a very specific crisis, dude will upload a video relating directly to that crisis. Edit: I just wanted to point out that it's rather cool of Thomas to like my comment even though I was upfront about my passive interest in his work. And nothing but the best of luck to all who are figuring life out!

@Imnotheregoaway 3 жыл бұрын

Same here

@subzerox6 3 жыл бұрын

Funny, I actually just thought the same.

@junovaneynde 3 жыл бұрын

I'm going through the same exact thing rn, it's like he can read our minds!

@bettermanchannel770 3 жыл бұрын

Right on time

@snoovian7951 3 жыл бұрын

Hello fellow people going through a career crisis in the comments!

@KDCN6 3 жыл бұрын

Graduating uni soon and this is the struggle. So many interests and topics that I want to explore, but we are living in an increasingly specialized job world :/

@mauve9266 3 жыл бұрын

I guess the key is pick something you like as a job (or can at least tolerate 😂) and do other stuff on the side. Yes it’s more of a specialised job world in some ways but it’s also a world where it’s never been easier to get your stuff out there and learn other things if that’s what you want

@MrGrenade121 3 жыл бұрын

Same. What I'm doing is writing down all the stuff I want to accomplish and setting deadlines for when I want to accomplish them. Also for my interest, I wrote them down too and am pursing one at a time until it no longer interests me or I want to pivot to something else

@Antweezy 3 жыл бұрын

Same. The college hasn't really shown what jobs are available with this degree. So, I've been doing oddball stuff while completing classes

@ffeyzula 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, everything is becoming more and more specialized and specific but you can always specialize in an interdisciplinary area, where you do many things or create one 😉

@ceooflonelinessinc.267 3 жыл бұрын

@timmedcalf4596 3 жыл бұрын

"The struggle of maturity is to recover the seriousness of the child at play". - Friedrich Nietzsche Be a like a child. The child is pure life affirmation. So many people lose this.

@berserker8884 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful answer! Robert Greene defines mastery as the ability to freely control your inner child curiosity and intense focus you get when you are very pressured to do something.

@blessedowoboi 3 жыл бұрын

Mustache man nietzsche

@lightofall 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed THAT is the answer

@minas.831 2 жыл бұрын

I think I wanted to be a geologist when I was young and I’ve now been a rock climber for 15 years and coach, weird how life works right?

@davek1728 2 жыл бұрын

@@minas.831 this is not so weird at all! It indicates you like adventure and probably nature, so you are not far from what you wanted out of geology as a child.

@queuebit 3 жыл бұрын

7 qualities Thomas Frank looks for in the work he does: 4:53 - q1 - Are you building or maintaining? 5:33 - q2 - Are you using your current skills or are you learning new ones? 5:51 - q3 - How much creative autonomy do you have? 6:37 - q4 - Interaction with others 7:50 - q5 - Level of authority over other people 8:11 - q6 - Do you like being in the spotlight? 9:20 - q7 - Work-life balance

@thiagoghisi 3 жыл бұрын

queuebit Thank You!!!

@ReeSalem 3 жыл бұрын

Very helpful, thank you!

@ondrejmarek9752 3 жыл бұрын

Thx

@muhammedhosnyessa8002 3 жыл бұрын

Thnk u man

@JaydevRaol 3 жыл бұрын

👍

@Moepowerplant 3 жыл бұрын

"What do you want to be when you grow up?" "A Power Ranger."

@SamMartinPeakPerformance 3 жыл бұрын

Same here 😂

@that1guycliff 3 жыл бұрын

I'm giving myself about six more years to figure this out. I'll be 59 in December. Bottom line though, I just want to keep working, each day, at being the type of person I want to be.

@BubbafromSapperton 3 жыл бұрын

Six more years? I'm 60, suppose it's good to be optimistic but quite seriously you may not live that long 😆

@that1guycliff 3 жыл бұрын

@@BubbafromSapperton if I don’t make it that long then I don’t have to figure it out. 👍

@annabelleyee6199 3 жыл бұрын

You got this Cliff!!! 💪💪💪

@livethefuture2492 3 жыл бұрын

try doing something that will have made a positive impact on the world, even after you're gone. you know "leave the world better off than you found it..."

@AdisCandra 3 жыл бұрын

respect

@LifeNavigation 3 жыл бұрын

Ikigai is the Japanese idea of the reason for being which is the intersection of: - what you love - what the world needs - what you can be paid for - what you are good at A great guide for figuring out what you want to do

@najrenchelf2751 3 жыл бұрын

Screw my career, I just wanna be happy. Have a great day everyone. 🤗

@ladysecretz 3 жыл бұрын

I agree with you. do what you need to be happy. You and those of us who are looking for it will get it if we're savvy enough to look, search, learn, build like-wise relationships, and get it done (or atleast when it's difficult, slow and steady with work gets it done).

@PersonaofWill 2 жыл бұрын

I hope you're happy today

@najrenchelf2751 2 жыл бұрын

@@PersonaofWill

@bowtiesncoolnes5715 3 жыл бұрын

I literally just had an emotional meltdown over not knowing what's my future and then this video popped up

@Milo-Mike Жыл бұрын

Do you know your future now😅

@enmanuelzambrano1133 10 ай бұрын

Bro me too 😂

@enmanuelzambrano1133 10 ай бұрын

@@Milo-MikeDoesn't work that way, lmao. But he'll get there.

@Milo-Mike 10 ай бұрын

@@enmanuelzambrano1133 sure you can plan your Future, but thats the point, you have to have ideas

@RyanYeo 3 жыл бұрын

Do what you enjoy, learn new things, work hard.

@showtime4818 3 жыл бұрын

What if you don’t really enjoy anything

@benjamingeorge8241 3 жыл бұрын

@@showtime4818 That's a fair point. Here's some possibilities: 1. You just haven't encountered anything that strikes you as exciting. This could be either the field/area as a whole or it could be that you've only encountered the thing on a shallow level and the deeper juicier stuff is what'll actually excite you. 2. You might have depression or something else that's inhibiting you from enjoying things. Get a professional to check it out if possible.

@RyanYeo 3 жыл бұрын

@@janaSkadhi Ask for help, talk to other people. Be excited to learn, and always always expose yourself to new things. KZfaq and the internet means you can learn anything at your own time and at your own pace. Most importantly, be hopeful and persevere. Just keep moving one by one and you’ll be surprised how much you can achieve.

@GreyMatterPlatter 3 жыл бұрын

Shut up

@YazhShah 3 жыл бұрын

Work Smart.

@lloydislearning 3 жыл бұрын

Internships are so valuable. I was studying engineering and found it wasn't creative enough when I did a 1 year internship, so I discovered that I was more suited to industrial design which I didn't even know existed before.

@GetGooder 3 жыл бұрын

totally agree!!! then you also know if it is the career for you!

@triciasada5383 3 жыл бұрын

Yes!!! Nice to see a fellow industrial designer

@awkwardturtlealien 3 жыл бұрын

But internships are so competitive 😩 even with a first class science degree I still can’t get one, let alone an actual job 😂😂

@lloydislearning 3 жыл бұрын

@@awkwardturtlealien 😢 I was very fortunate and lucky to get mine. Hope you're able to get one too

@Trapper4265 Жыл бұрын

I'm currently 57 years old. I went back to school at 45, earning my undergraduate and graduate degree. Since the age of 16 I have always worked 2-3 jobs at a time all my life, but I'm still clueless as the day I graduated high school what I want to do before retirement age. Sometime a career choice isn't always clear.

@verysmartultrahuman939 Жыл бұрын

I swear I'm so confused right now, I am in adult school and trying to get high enough marks to go for Computer Science but I actually love history a lot. I'm confused there is no one that can give you a blue print to figure out your future.

@Trapper4265 Жыл бұрын

@@verysmartultrahuman939 I guess just pursue a path that pays the bills, and use that money to pursue your interests and hobbies to fulfill your life. That's what I'm doing. Who knows? 🤔

@verysmartultrahuman939 Жыл бұрын

@@Trapper4265 sounds reasonable to me

@baron7846 3 жыл бұрын

These KZfaq recommendations have been weirdly personal lately...

@hassanb3485 3 жыл бұрын

they know you well ,like all of us

@ishouldbesleeeping 3 жыл бұрын

Cambridge Analytica👀👀

@joeljames1616 3 жыл бұрын

they are listening through your mic, your camera

@yas_she_can2116 3 жыл бұрын

So the fact i was online to watch this as soon as it came out confirms I have no idea what I’m doing w my life

@danchan9989 3 жыл бұрын

I'm at uni and i just kinda have a general direction to what I can do. feels a bit better than covid where I just branched out a bit. heavily unmotivated rn tho after not studying at all for the last 6 months

@najrenchelf2751 3 жыл бұрын

yas_she_ can, but you watched it... which I assume means that you are aware of your situation and want to change it! The importance of that cannot be overstated - I believe in you! 🤗

@jasontheman3763 3 жыл бұрын

Feeling is mutual

@yas_she_can2116 3 жыл бұрын

@@najrenchelf2751 aw thank you same to you and everyone else

@danchan9989 3 жыл бұрын

@@appmania2180 same I was just good at chem at a level ( which gets progressively wayy harder) and I feel like I'm biting more than I can chew. I like the idea of just being in r and d and I have no idea how much I'll sacrifice my life for than. I feel like I just need to go for it

@Alan-mv7ct 3 жыл бұрын

25 years old and still no idea what I wanna do. But this video helped me understand that all experiences are important and that I need to pay attention to the things that I like during these experiences in order to really find something that is made for me

@dayshaunraymond7096 2 жыл бұрын

I’m 25 as well & feel exactly the same!

@justthebest2531 2 жыл бұрын

you Can die tomorrow , just live today

@desperatewanderer742 Жыл бұрын

same here!

@shesoldmychicken7241 9 ай бұрын

how about now? are you doing what you want?

@arianarice4911 Жыл бұрын

This just happened to me as well. Ever since freshman year of high school I've wanted to be a software engineer. I am now three years deep into university studying to do just that. I had my first internship at a large tech company last summer. Everyone I worked with was amazing, they made me feel supported and were very willing to help me learn. But I HATED it. Now I'm back in school and I've realized I don't want to do this for the rest of my life. I don't care about learning how databases work, I don't care about learning UX/UI design, none of it. It's so hard to motivate myself to keep going, but at the same time, I don't know what else I'd rather be doing.

@dinamita2870 8 ай бұрын

It's so helpful to hear that I'm not alone

@opheliamaybeloved6627 8 ай бұрын

same goes for me, it doesnt help especially when everyone says you are in such a good degree and so many people try to get into the industry without degree or w/ another degree that doesnt have anything to do with cs. sometimes i feel like i am the crazy one because i literally dont care about this you know :( but i hope life will unfold beautifully and ill be doing alright. wishing the same for you too sorry if ı messed up, english isnt my native language and im kinda anxious rn lol@@dinamita2870

@krox477 7 ай бұрын

Not everyone has money to make these choices

@arianarice4911 7 ай бұрын

@@krox477 Absolutely. I mean switching majors usually = adding time to your degree, which = more money you're having to spend. So you end up just proceeding with your degree and either a) getting into a career that you hate, or b) not using your degree. And that seriously sucks. i wish post-secondary education didn't cost so much money

@user-dt8fg1bq7x 3 жыл бұрын

44 admiring this 30y old dude for following his passion and helping others as well. I will probably continue doing the same job for the money.

@TheSoundofTanay 3 жыл бұрын

"I'm almost 30 years old" *shows puppet skeletons raving*

@dlb550 3 жыл бұрын

I’m 39, the skeletons you see are me 👀💀

@gabrielgabriel5177 3 жыл бұрын

Your mind is making you old. Same time some 60 year men do all kind of sports and more athletic physic than most people in 20s these days

@marieln5527 2 жыл бұрын

Oh god... I'm almost 30 and I've lost all hope to have some change in my life :( I'm tired of my job but my financial situation doesn't allow me to travel and obviously the pandemic is not making things easier

@lily2445 2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@sejalb725 2 жыл бұрын

@@marieln5527 It's all about the mindset. You will see that most of your problems are due to mindset

@ElTwOJaY 3 жыл бұрын

I just graduated this summer, and ever since I felt so unprepared, lost and unmotivated

@snowball1792 3 жыл бұрын

How u doing now ?

@ElTwOJaY 3 жыл бұрын

@@snowball1792 Better, but I still have things bugging me. Thank you for asking

@kimxxx58 2 жыл бұрын

Your not alone

@snowball1792 2 жыл бұрын

@@kimxxx58 you're*

@alen-commentnazi8774 2 жыл бұрын

Bro add me I'd like to talk

@triton62674 3 жыл бұрын

2019: I'm going to travel next year 2020: I'm going to travel next decade

@diTosTube 3 жыл бұрын

This happened to me exactly. I saved all the money I could during the last two years and 2020 would have been my year to travel to new places. 🤡

@triton62674 3 жыл бұрын

@@diTosTube same for me but I'll risk it 😬

@brianmarshall3931 3 жыл бұрын

How's that working out with CCP19?

@o0Avalon0o 3 жыл бұрын

I've been through multiple careers & I hate that the ones that pay well are the ones where you are helping a company take advantage of people or manipulating them. I don't just want a better life for myself...

@CaseyBurnsInvesting 3 жыл бұрын

It generally never comes as blaring sign. It’s more often the development of principles and seeing what type of life fits into that gradually. A natural unfolding.

@rosie_arianna9255 2 жыл бұрын

This world is very boring and that's why I can't figure out what it is I want to do. I could never imagine myself working a 9-5 in an office on a computer everyday. I don't want to be a doctor or a lawyer or a teacher. In fact, there's nothing I want to do. I'll be graduating in a year's time; all my friends know exactly what they'll be doing. They have their thing, I don't have anything. I guess I'm a little bit jealous. I wish I could become something truly exciting, like a demon slayer, or a ninja, a hero, or a pro hunter, but unfortunately our world doesn't have those things. So I guess I'll just continue to roam around this empty universe until I find something truly exciting. And maybe then I'll be happy at last.

@spiroskatsas6888 Жыл бұрын

I hope the best. What about becoming an artist? A musician for example. Although these types of "jobs" tend to not make much money, unless you become really famous, of course.

@renadcroft2125 Жыл бұрын

Dam.. How r u now?

@ChicaneMedia Жыл бұрын

I am really feeling the same. Although I have hobbies I enjoy I end up going along with what my friends want to do; some night I'm thinking in bed really questioning life itself. What is it that I really enjoy doing? There are so many things that are fun but am I just lying to make myself happy? Dreams seem like the perfect solution but like you said our reality can't be like that so we just keep idling in life with no purpose. Jobs are not exciting and the whole thing is to get money to continue living to survive. It's very pessimistic but life just seems like a miserable game for some of us. After tonight we might just forget about all of this and move on. We'll no doubt be back here again, maybe until we've given up and decided what to spend the rest of our lives doing whether we like it or not. I pray that you guys will soon find what your purpose is in life no matter how bad or good you think it is

@mackenzieparks4416 Жыл бұрын

How are you now ?

@Jamesk764 Жыл бұрын

@@mackenzieparks4416 good hbu?

@andreussousa8312 3 жыл бұрын

As a career counselor, in a interview we would never point at career oportunities for the person seeking for help, we would help them build that compreension of "What characteristics do you enjoy in work? Or in the experiences you've had before? What are your current interests?" And work the rest of the process trough that. But you were precise on this: go explore, create experiences and be observant of yourself - this is so rich, and so needed! And this is the "spark" that I personally try to help ignite with the people that I work. As always, thanks for the content!

@sherinariesim 3 жыл бұрын

The values you gave in 12mins are just amazing. I'm personally at the point where I'm figuring out why I have the career interest I have right now, and the 7 points you brought up really break it down nicely for me. And it's so true that nobody needs to give us permission to get that opportunity for experience. I can't thank you enough Thomas ❤️

@88Kieys 3 жыл бұрын

I've been watching Thomas' content since he had 30K subs. Keep doing what you do!

@saloonnee 3 жыл бұрын

Me too :P

@gaurithakur 3 жыл бұрын

It's not that important from how much time you've been watching..It's more important of how much you learned and applied it into your real life :)

@frixdy1589 3 жыл бұрын

The question did u changed ur life or u still like when he. Was at 10k?

@lmgaming3043 3 жыл бұрын

It was here at 20K

@thefilirivera 3 жыл бұрын

@Vladimir Putin Lol me too, I was actually his 6th subscriber.

@DelfinAchaval 3 жыл бұрын

Since i was 3 years old i always want to become a firefighter, today with 24 im proud to say, im a volunter firefighter!! Is the best job in the world!!

@Onepieceistheworstfuckinganime 3 жыл бұрын

What do firefighters do when there’s no fire to fight?

@DelfinAchaval 3 жыл бұрын

@@DJgoon12 here in Argentina, the firefighters can work after the shifts in diferent places, all the night clubs of argentina are obligated to hire 1 firefighter for keeping the place safe of fires. So they hire Volunteer firefighters, to work in the nights you are off of your shift.

@DelfinAchaval 3 жыл бұрын

@@Onepieceistheworstfuckinganime a lottttt of things!

@DelfinAchaval 3 жыл бұрын

@@DJgoon12 yess, this is because in 2004, in the nightclub "Cromañon" a big fire start inside and the emergency doors were closed by the owners, and 194 persons die. So after that tragedy, every nightclub must have a fireman.

@ThangNguyen-zg3wx 3 жыл бұрын

The seven qualities you shared are spot on. I recently changed my job. It pays slightly better compared to the old one but I feel much, much better because I have time to myself. I also had the chance to learn and build new things that are currently in use. Thank you for making it clearer for us.

@jaelynnpennington8837 3 жыл бұрын

This is so crazy that you posted this video right now because this week for my college class I'm focusing on careers and what we want to do in the future! Thank you, I love all your videos.

@cakt410 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Thomas, thank you so so much for this. For me this is one of the most (or even THE most) value-adding videos I've watched on youtube. It's been really tough wondering why I didn't have a "dream" that could be easily packaged or compartmentalized compared to those of other people. Thanks to your advice I can rest easy knowing I should just pursue what interests me now. I've been following your channel for quite a long time as well and I just wanted to say I really support the work you do!!!

@CameronSWhitelaw Жыл бұрын

I’ve never know what I wanted to, I’m 23 and I’ve been stuck in the same dead end job for 5 years- I need something else but I know after a while I’ll feel the same way. I want to have a lot of money, so I can secure my family but I feel like I don’t have anything going for me. I can’t see myself working for 40+ years, I need some guidance.

@LamiAtZenith 3 жыл бұрын

Dude, you’re so enlightening. I’ve watched you since my final year of college and you’ve helped me understand what’s worth putting in the discipline

@brianraines4082 3 жыл бұрын

I relate very much, “pursue what interests you now, it’s not about the role or company” when I was in high school I had the dream of working at Tesla. After three years of hard pursuit I finally accomplish that: I was a remote technician at Tesla. After a year of doing this. I loved it at first but felt something missing and it was all of the other passions I acquired along the journey. Today, I run two of my own businesses each of them requiring a different list of skill sets but it’s the diversity of what I have to do that bring satisfaction to what I do.

@rebeccaw9656 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent advice👏👏. So I am 46 and have been going through this for the last 3 years😂 (not the being famous you-tuber thing, haha, but deciding what I want to do when I ‘grow up’). Because, I’ve worked for other companies all my life, had babies, had a melt down, and then had to consider: what do I want to do with my life? The hardest thing is, to decide. And it is a process that will change the more you learn. The second hardest thing is to overcome excuses why you can’t do this or do that. ‘We’ are our biggest obstacle. I learnt a lot of ideas via you-tube, went back to university this year, and every new elective or course opens my eyes, the most recent elective class was ‘making video’ and now I’m thinking of more digital communications courses... just go down the rabbit hole, it’s fun! (I am talking public university, online, part time, which is affordable - is working for me, but there’s many different ways to learn - as Thomas Frank suggests)

@RiaEverly 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this! I am working in my first job and I often get stuck when thinking if this is the kind of work I want to do long term. I am going to focus on these questions now and pursue work projects that align with what I want, without necessarily trying to define a future career path out of every project

@ColinSkateFilms 3 жыл бұрын

This is the video I've been needing for the past two years now. Thank you for releasing this.

@aestaetic788 2 жыл бұрын

I'm 22 and I'm so scared I've reached no where and my friends are already graduated and working.. I've jumped out of my previous career and I'm just not getting anywhere

@karalynnn8492 2 жыл бұрын

i'm 22 taking a break from college because i just couldn't push myself to try in my classes anymore due to the fact that i don't have a passion for any career...it's so discouraging seeing my friends or just people my age doing amazing things and im just..broke and getting living life day by day...adult ADHD is so hard😭

@aestaetic788 2 жыл бұрын

@@karalynnn8492 yes it is hard😭😭 I'm also having ADHD PI.. Don't be sad Kara we can go on our own pace.. No need for comparison. Much love❤❤

@PS3CookieMonster 2 жыл бұрын

Reading your guys comment really comforted me. I was planning to attend college but the closer the due dates of everything was, the more hesitant I was. I’m 21 as well, and the fear of enrolling and coming out with no passion scared me off another year. I wish you guys luck!

@TimPReed 3 жыл бұрын

This video was made for me! I was just laid off and have had to ask myself, “What next?” Answering that question has been a challenge. The idea of settling on one thing, when I like to do them all (instructional design, training delivery, marketing/social media, content development, multimedia production (podcast, video, etc). I kept focusing on the fact that I have to make a choice. I have to pick a path. But, as I watched your videos, I found myself saying, “yep, that’s me” to every single one of the qualities/requirements you outlined. It really helped to put my career and the path ahead into perspective. Thanks.

@kevinbezerra3945 3 жыл бұрын

Duuude, you rock! I'm 22 and I'm goign through that right now. I'm from Brazil and I love your content. I think I might say that I had an idea and if everything works out just fine, will probably become some sort of Brazilian Thomas Frank haha. Thanks for everything you do, bro! You really are amazing. Keep up with the good work! Cheers from Brazil!

@EmanDeMoan 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I actually have experienced multiple jobs and reflected on all of them to understand why I liked or didn't like each of them. There were some areas where I didn't understand my feelings towards some jobs, and this video helped clear it up more.

@AnonAnonymousymous 3 жыл бұрын

I’m so thankful to have found this video today. Thank You Tom Frank! You really can’t imagine how much this has been helpful to me!

@happyliberia3110 3 жыл бұрын

this was extremely timely. i’m a high school student who has no idea what to do with my life,, and i was having an existential crisis, and this appears! thank u :))

@LisaFly652 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video, my 22 year old daughter is still drawing a blank to what she wants to do. She does work part time, and try an encourage her to find what she enjoys.

@kajaljaiswal9846 3 жыл бұрын

"To do now what interests me the most"..a very helpful video Thomas ..just keep ur work going

@stevesloan5935 3 жыл бұрын

Man. *Such* an insightful video. I'm starting to think that (digital shadows aside) you'll be one of the people remembered hundreds of years from now. You need to expand this into one or more courses. This is excellent, _excellent_ and inspiring work!

@Lisa_Flowers 3 жыл бұрын

This is actually exactly what I needed. I've been thinking about how a lot of what i want to do is connected to skills and ideas about how I'd prefer working, as opposed to specific jobs and now I have a structured way of actually looking at it! Thank you so much. Also, you definitely shouldn't feel guilty about wanting to be in the spotlight, because then people like me who absolutely don't want to be in the spotlight can do that. Everyone has a role.

@justicecrying 3 жыл бұрын

Another side is that you should not always try to follow your passion; you should also try to create your passion. Passion can be developed too.

@scarlettr8823 3 жыл бұрын

the timing of this is so apt. thank you so much. got teary eyed tbh

@adamronquillo2553 3 жыл бұрын

Im a great supporter of this channel, I've watched most of gis videos and rewatched a lot that i might need at the moment. Thomas is really a great inspiration for me, personally. He makes me realize what i really want to do with my time, with my life. Hope he gets more subscriber cause more people need to hear him.

@ironically_iconic9848 3 жыл бұрын

“Do what you enjoy” * sleeps for hours, eats pizza and plays videogames *

@Ultrajuiced 2 жыл бұрын

Doesn't it ever get boring? I could also do that for a couple of days but sometime I start do feel dull.

@zchamp30 2 жыл бұрын

Sleep on twitch, eat on twitch, stream yourself playing video games on twitch, simple

@Jota16BR 2 жыл бұрын

The truth is we don't really enjoy that, when we do it we're escaping or avoiding something. Sure, there are people that make a living with games (streaming, youtubers, game producers, etc), but they're the "1%". The same way people like watching movies, but only "1%" make a living out of movies (reviewers, producers, actors, etc). The reality of any field is that the vast majority just consumes and a huge amount are just avoiding and procrastinating while doing it, it's like that on YT, on Instagram, whatever, you name it. I'm speaking also from self experience, I'm fighting procrastination everyday and videogames were something that I wasted a lot of time, since I was only consuming. Finding what we really enjoy doing is no easy task, it's almost like the meaning is to find the meaning, or better, to GIVE meaning to our existence and not give up to nihilism.

@octaviosaldana8351 2 жыл бұрын

@@Jota16BR jeez I feel like I was doing just that this morning

@Alex-kr7zr 4 ай бұрын

Well, that's maybe enjoyable in the late teens, but gets boring quickly once you realize there is more to life than to eat garbage and sit in front of a screen all day. For me at least that was the case.

@yas_she_can2116 3 жыл бұрын

I feel like because I can’t answer this question I procrastinate and waste time to avoid answering it - thanks for the helpful vid!

@brittanymariee100 3 жыл бұрын

I feel this. I keep saying I’m going to try new things and then I’m like what do I want to try..

@leahjohnson8866 3 жыл бұрын

I love that you see things in an alternative way/ able to question things differently.

@arwaiz610 3 жыл бұрын

two years ago I come across this channel, I just admire him more then moore then mooore , thank you Thomas for every sec you spend it for us 💕💕💕

@watercolor-girl 2 жыл бұрын

Wow. I’m in a mid career rut and this is really SO helpful! Even the footage of the punch clock reminded me of some crappy jobs I had briefly where I hated clocking in and out! 😂 Thanks so much!

@AmanKumarVlogs 3 жыл бұрын

Thomas Is such a great motivation for me on my youtube journey,I am glad I was motivated by this man

@mylesarendse7580 3 жыл бұрын

This is the video I needed to see! Thank you Thomas for making it so clear! Amazing video.

@Gabiche 3 жыл бұрын

Your content has so much valuable. Man, you're one of my great inspirations!

@karenley7356 3 жыл бұрын

This video needs to be shown in every high school. I live in Australia and my husband is a career adviser and I’ve suggested he show this to all his senior students. Thanks you Thomas this was so inspiring and will help many many people.

@sayakas_journey 2 жыл бұрын

Omg yes, I felt soo lost in my last year!!

@CameronGibsonIRL 3 жыл бұрын

This is such an interesting concept and it was so interesting to hear your take on it and your story, too. When I was younger I wanted to be an "inventor" and now i'm a performer; too very different lives. Thanks for another amazing video and some inspiration to up my KZfaq content game!

@rahulyadav-yn6qs 3 жыл бұрын

I've been following Thomas since from his initial youtube days and I can see a complete change in his personality, 🤣. I seriously follow your videos and you post these right on time when I need it the most. Thanx for the help brother. 👍👍

@TheCoffeeman0 3 жыл бұрын

You're a good man. I'm 32, been a military firefighter for the last 13 years and I'm feeling a little burned out. Need some motivation to do and to learn some new stuff. Your videos are kinda motivating. Thanks! I wish you a good health. (Sounds better in my mother tongue).

@DrJonTam 3 жыл бұрын

This is great advice when you're younger and have fewer responsibilities. And when you have a partner, children, and a mortgage, you simply don't have the time and resources to do what's recommended in this video. Any career transition at that point needs careful planning and strategizing to execute, and a transition typically takes years to complete.

@rignacio3568 3 жыл бұрын

"Pursue your interests" sounds cliche because that's everyone's ultimate goal. May we all end up in the right situation, have the perfect timing, and find a way to reach that goal.

@El_Vincento 3 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate your videos Thomas, they help a lot. Much love from the UK!

@HelloItsAllii 3 жыл бұрын

I feel like finally found a video that explains and handles this topic well. Thanks Thomas for lots of useful things to think about.

@Dhishan 3 жыл бұрын

Top video. We are all looking for purpose on some level. You are an inspiration for new KZfaqrs like myself.

@absalomdavid3727 3 жыл бұрын

Checked you out Dhishan. Top channel !!

@lodnisroub 3 жыл бұрын

I had tried to work it out for years, dozen of years... and then I found out I can actually do anything, if it includes A, B, and C. And I realized I just prefer scientific career, and I am staying on this path. Knowing I can quit anytime and do anything. Sounds simple, but... well, helps a lot.

@phoebehope6549 Жыл бұрын

Your "building vs maintaining" point was a massive aha moment for me! Thank you so much x

@RikuX86 3 жыл бұрын

I really needed this. Thank you for making this video. It means more than you know.

@bohdan8606 3 жыл бұрын

I'm 21 and I have no idea what to do with my life. I feel like whatever I do I suck in that

@siembors1210 3 жыл бұрын

It isn't about being good at it. Passion comes first. If you really like doing something, you WILL get beter at it. Try new hobbies and *keep your head up*.

@ikay8938 3 жыл бұрын

Same 😭😔

@CosmicValkyrie 2 жыл бұрын

I'm 29 and i'm in that spot.

@DerekBearzi 3 жыл бұрын

I always try to follow my passion rather than following money. It might not always work out, but at least I'm living a life I love.

@civilizedmonster 3 жыл бұрын

That's better.

@williampendergast128 3 жыл бұрын

As a 18 year old senior in high school my future and career path has been on the forefront of my mind and with the way the world is right now it seems hopeless at times. This video was not only insightful but relieving that there is so many opportunities out there and that my life is only just beginning.

@nickvareymusic 3 жыл бұрын

All so true, congrats on the great video mate, and thank you!

@iKylaAwesome 3 жыл бұрын

This video came in just when I was nearing a panic attack while thinking about my career. 😭 Thank you Thomas!

@Josh-kx4zo 3 жыл бұрын

I'm 20 going through my third year of college trying to earn some form of financial security for myself in the future, and some of these ideas are MINDBLOWING to think about. Thank you so much for sharing these ideas and providing insight

@aneebamalik1102 3 жыл бұрын

It has been happening to me for like 3 years, whenever I have a big question stuck in my head or I have a problem, exactly at that moment you upload a video that answers all of my questions. Thank you

@buzz_is_here 3 жыл бұрын

As someone who's loosely figured out what to do in life already, I find this advice very useful. Highly recommend!

@YourIdealSelf 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, Thomas created these 7 work characteristics - he could totally do research and publish a 300 pg book on it. But we get it all summed up so well right here 💝

@slatr9203 3 жыл бұрын

I'm watching this video to escape that question...

@awes2476 3 жыл бұрын

Feel it

@nesstalks7469 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@InkFilledCity 3 жыл бұрын

Same...

@GetGooder 3 жыл бұрын

lol best comment ever

@yaboyradish3072 3 жыл бұрын

oof, spot on.

@DerrickKnight 3 жыл бұрын

Finally I feel like someone knows what I’ve been going through and thinks like me lol I thought I was losing it! You saved the day Thomas 🙏

@emmanuelagyemang3738 3 жыл бұрын

I love these videos! Keep doing what you're doing Thomas!

@Garrus1995 2 жыл бұрын

I’m 26 and currently jobless. I have a college degree but it’s a fairly impractical humanities degree. Did substitute teaching for a year before COVID and I’m debating my next move. Considering going back to school eventually for a more practical degree. I just hate how uncertain life seems. I just hope one day I settle into something comfortable.

@DaOldSchoolRapLova96 Жыл бұрын

If you’re unfulfilled with a college degree already, you’ll continue to be unfulfilled. You already pursued a degree you aren’t passionate in. Go back to your childhood & do something you didn’t do. Travel, hit the gym, maybe use the substitute teaching to get into your true passion once you figure it out

@nowicantalk 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. In my country it is quite common for teenagers to take a year or two out before going to university (myself included, worked as an au pair for a year). However a lot of the time the advice is just to have fun/travel, while trying to figuring out what you wanna do, and then focusing entirely on your studies before you start your career. Maybe this works for some, but for me it honestly worked better to just try out different jobs during and after university.

@floobix1 Жыл бұрын

The thing about travelling rn is no one has any fuckin money

@ivorytutoring 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing video, Thomas. What you said really resonated with me and aligned with exactly how I think about passions, jobs and life! Thank you.

@NoahCBanks 3 жыл бұрын

This hit home Thomas. Thank you! 🙏🏾

@LifeNavigation 3 жыл бұрын

“Never let the fear of striking out, keep you from playing the game” - Babe Ruth

@notarat8919 3 жыл бұрын

I just dropped out of my freshman year of college, moved to Canada, and have been trying to figure out what I’m going to do with myself after my two week quarantine finishes. I went to your channel specifically to see if I could get some direction, and you had posted this video half an hour ago. The universe works in mysterious ways

@billybob5553 3 жыл бұрын

Any updates after 3 months?

@_just_for_fun_4472 2 жыл бұрын

seriously, this videos gave me a new node of thinking about something that i actually couldn't realize till now but now i feel there is something that i should know and now i know!! .

@j.rrabbit 3 жыл бұрын

The breakdown is perfect! Definitely think these questions might be things to think about during job interviews, too!

@reiruivah555 3 жыл бұрын

These points apply only when you have supportive parents and enough financial support to help you get a good education on the field that you're interested in. Parents being really conservative and close minded is a huge problem even in this day and age

@thatrandomguy6753 3 жыл бұрын

well I guess the video doesn't really take into account life, it's about finding what you want to do and what would make you fulfilled. he can't do anything about the fact that you have to work as a cashier right now to pay rent, or will never afford university or have parents that will force you to be a doctor or whatever. he's not saying that you have to do do all this, it's more like, this might be why you're unhappy, let me tell you what it is so you might be able to fix it. some things are always going to be out of your control.

@reiruivah555 3 жыл бұрын

ThatRandomGuy yeah this is sadly the reality of life 😔

@hassanb3485 3 жыл бұрын

i kinda fell that , the financial part

@shsha6592 2 жыл бұрын

Agree

@Phallyle 3 жыл бұрын

Could you do a video on online learning, please? In my uni, they just send you the whole year of work at once and you have to do it all by yourself. There's no video on zoom and no visual support. Online written courses. And I have like 8 subjects like that and I am struggling to organise. Do you think it would be relevant to enough people to do a video about it? Thanks for you hard work. And great content as usual ❤️

@Thomasfrank 3 жыл бұрын

I made one recently - here's the link if you missed it! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ftmHjNuXu-C8j4k.html

@Phallyle 3 жыл бұрын

@@Thomasfrank Oh I must have missed it, sorry! Thank you very much!

@nothx1756 3 жыл бұрын

I am having the same exact struggle. You're not alone ma dude!

@anishaanil5964 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. A much needed video during this time 😌

@Skorp4 3 жыл бұрын

This is why you have 2 million subscribers, you keep making top quality videos like these! You're an inspiration Thomas.

@shaddjimenez4524 3 жыл бұрын

0:39 😂 the way you showed how old you are killed me Seriously though, amazing video. The tips you have on what to look for in a particular career are very eye opening.

@rev6215 3 жыл бұрын

Moral of the Story: Thomas Frank is not your dad

@Mariah_____ 3 жыл бұрын

💀

@deepmordor2411 3 жыл бұрын

Thx Thomas, I'm looking to branch out of my current job (almost 5y in it now). This video makes so much sense to me (very relatable). It's scary to plunge in uncertainty but I'll feel alive again. Somewhere along the line I'll find my fire again. Thx again. Greetings from one soul to another.