My Career Advice For Anyone Feeling Stuck In Life

I wasted my 20s. No one spoke anything positive or beneficial to me early in that decade, and I had no clue what to do with my life, career-wise.
Unfortunately, that continued until I was 34. At that time, however, I came across a diagram that changed my life.
In this video, I want to share that exact diagram with you and show you the power of all the questions it answers.
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[@Moving.To.Charleston]

Thanks for sharing your story Travis. Finding your ideal role combining passion, proficiency and profitability is key!

[@duztv5370]

"Passion can come later over the importance of a paycheck" so true 💯 4:24

[@KingaGorski]

Passion alone won't pay the bills, but if there's only profitability, no passion, and "later" doesn't seem to be coming any time soon... might be time to reconsider. You only get one life, not worth it to be miserable working just for the paycheck. Even if you're not passionate about the job, hopefully you're at least interested in it.

[@haibaidzokwomandre1468]

I will soon be 31 years and struggling to make it through life. Started web development few months back, not easy to study on my own , I do my best. Love that IKIGAI summary.

[@inflationking1271]

It's hard, don't give up! You will make it!

[@Kmps2341af]

same here.. but after few months I got a mentorship and its quite helpful

[@lobo-92]

Same here brother.! I know what exactly you are going through. You are doing best that you can do to change your life so don't give up, coz I know sometimes we second guess ourselves. But remember, it's always better to try your best than to regret later for not even giving yourself a shot in life.

[@ChadSigma111]

make sure you don't rush, you are already 31, so saving a few months by rushing it will not be worth it, build a strong foundation and learn slow.

[@Abeer11]

Trust me you are still young and have time to switch careers. Just set clear goals, have a plan. I am 39 and looking for career shift as well. Good luck 😊

[@JustinBishop]

dad died, divorce, left 100k oilfield, moved cross country and learned to code at 34. im 36 now and graduated IT programming, blockchain internship done, 347 applications, 7 interviews done, 3 blockchain software engineering companies on the table, been grinding for 2 years. Im almost there with the offer. I jumped off a cliff and built a plane on the way down. I looked at what i was good at with an Ikigi diagram. Computers, finance and building stuff. I told everyone I was gonna do this and said fuck you to anyone who doubted me.

[@Itsdlu]

Hi Justin, you on LinkedIn?

[@hassansyed6087]

Beast.

[@3muskiteers]

Yeah share your LinkedIn man !!

[@ParisSantiago]

Bravo 🤩

[@justinedse8435]

@JustinBishop So now you're a wage slave? Congrats!

[@Maynarded]

Man being 34 and just finding your channel makes me feel so much better about starting to learn python, thank you!

[@helpme3748]

no dont waste your time in programming. AI will soon take over

[@PushinP911]

33 and started learning python 2 weeks ago

[@gesm392]

I'm 30 should I study engineering or is it too late?

[@jennyrlewis]

I'm 44 and exploring new fields (again, again).

[@PraveenKumar-hl6th]

i am 33 i wanted to learn Python, i started to learn couple of times the basics but did not worked. I think the key is consistency, you need to work on it daily. But some demotivation will come our way saying why u want to learn python when u have chat GPT, Its waste of time etc. Sometime i feel i am a useless guy and procrastinate a lot. i dont know what to do.

[@UnitedCorporationsOfAmerica]

My passion is riding motorcycles, chasing women who are out of my league, and drinking at the beach on weekdays. I haven't been able to convert this passion into an income stream.

[@layeksandeep]

My passion is to watch porn 😅

[@travisalejandro6690]

We have similar ones, except drinking for me it's reading 😢

[@TearFoX]

For this you need to become famous

[@anmolverma9318]

Just vlog this and you'll be famous.

[@darkslayer1000000]

Motovlogging?

[@ankitjain3310]

I got broke. No job, all savings paid for rent and expenses. Its a terrible feeling of having no money left.

[@tbay9543]

Good luck to you. I hope you'll figure it out!

[@ankitjain3310]

@@tbay9543 Thank you sir.

[@tweetyandme]

Same here. Got stuck with a 9 to 5 job for 13 years, resigned from my job but broke. 😢, 13 years of doing the same thing over and over again. 😢 . How to start at 46? 😢

[@io-er1ex]

@@tweetyandme What did you do for 13 years? you might have great domain knowledge in that field

[@Roshe73]

Can totally relate 😢🙏🏼

[@AndersonSilvaMMA]

What is stopping me is the fact that I feel like I'm not proficient at anything

[@supercker]

is there some sort of constant comparison within you or outside ?

[@AndersonSilvaMMA]

@@supercker with the outside people

[@andreichetan4694]

Keyword, you feel! Having a feeling its not all the time , 100%. The truth! So, can you imagine yourself feeling proeficient and not caring about others? Close your eyes 10min and imagine that feeling

[@aleksandartoza7313]

Seems like it is a limiting belief

[@RocZi]

other than natural abilities, most things when you spend enough time mastering it, you become the expert. Over someone who didn't spend time on it, they know nothing deep but you do. that's proficiency. if you are comparing yourself with better people, then of course they are always better people, unless you are no. 1 world record. Then you should also compare with people who are less proficient, then you are more prroficient. change your view and your perspective changes on how you see yourself. the mind is the strongest muscle, it affects you self esteem and therefore allow you to reach your maximum potential. this may be your biggest limiting factor.

[@matthewandrews7726]

Im 27, still live at home, currently don't work atm, struggling with depression and anxiety, taking medication etc... stressing because i may lose my car as money is depleting... but when i go in the garden and greenhouse im at home

[@arenuzzle6282]

go apply for a job at your home depot garden center, thats a start

[@LilLamb-headquarters]

Maybe transfer to a trade, community college? I started nursing and it changed my life. Never have to worry about job security. Travel nursing pays well.

[@matthewandrews7726]

@@LilLamb-headquarters wonderful 😊

[@bro-yh2gw]

Your life better than others man no judgment. I'm 34 working 2 jobs not matching my degree just to pay rent . Applying for that dream job hoping to get a chance lol

[@matthewandrews7726]

@@bro-yh2gw hopefully you'll get there 👍 I've managed to get a job back in the NHS, hopefully this is it now 🙂

[@adamweah8037]

Great , Thank you travis .off topic I recently sold my condo for $400k and i want to invest the money in the stock market. However, it appears the market is at an all-time high. Should I invest elsewhere or wait for a market correction?

[@smithdavis1362]

The stock market is risky But staying on the sidelines is riskier. Missing the next bull run will be far more costly to your long-term wealth than getting in at the "right price". Consult a financial advisor if you're unsure how to proceed.

[@ryanthompson8256]

You're right, I and a few Neighbours in Bel-Air Area work with an advisor who prefers we DCA across other prospective sectors. Instead of a lump sum purchase, Following this, my portfolio grew 37% in the last quarter

[@floydchusset3143]

Mind if I look up your advisr please? I've worked in real estate for over 25 years and have neglected a major stock portfolio. This served me well when I was flipping and renting houses, however I need a different plan now

[@ryanthompson8256]

I've stuck with the popularly ‘’Laura Grace Abels” for about five years now, and her performance has been consistently impressive. She’s quite known in her field, look her up

[@JasonDinero]

thank you for putting this out, it has rekindled the fire to my goal... was able to spot Laura after inputting her full name on the web, she seems highly professional with over a decades of experience

[@SnakeEngine]

Time is ticking. But you can expand your life time by stressing less and working less.

[@donaldlee9992]

I'm a lot like you. I have always enjoyed computers in middle and high school and did BASIC programming on my Commodore 64 (this was the 1980s and 1990s). I struggled after high school, dropping out of college due to poor grades and working multiple blue collar factory jobs. Those jobs were depressing because I was surrounded by people with low self esteem and little desire to improve their life situation. I finally graduated with a Genetics degree and immediately starting doing what I loved, which was computers. My first job was as a Pascal programmer, then Delphi programming, then MS Access Basic, Visual Basic, and now 20+ years later I am a senior software engineer at a national science lab in Berkeley, CA. You may have seen it in the movie Oppenheimer. After 20 years I still love programming and can't believe I get paid for what is effectively also my hobby.

[@brianthornton8781]

How much are you getting paid if you don’t mind me asking??

[@donaldlee9992]

@@brianthornton8781 - < $200k but this does include a pension. I was making $250k in 2008 and > $100k in 2000 but for various reasons the more our family made the more we would spend (almost all on childcare). Stress and financial frustration as a high earner was part of the reason I took a cut in pay. Note the pension has little or no value unless both conditions are met: 1) work over 10 years and 2) work until age 60. This is in the San Francisco Bay Area.

[@pressedv3017]

Did you get the work-life balance that you wanted?

[@donaldlee9992]

@@pressedv3017 - I suppose yes, but not in the way you might think. I sometimes get obsessed with my work and often do work-related activities in the evening, on weekends, and often on my vacation. I enjoy programming because I find it difficult to be good at, so I guess this is actually "fun time" for me even though it's for my work. Basically work time = fun time. This spills over into other areas of my life. For instance I find doing DIY auto mechanics a difficult (but fun) challenge, so I slowly worked myself up over many years to advanced DIY auto work such as changing the timing belt/water pump on my wife's Toyota Highlander Hybrid.

[@donaldlee9992]

@@brianthornton8781 - under $200k / year, but this does not include the value of my pension. The first 5 years the value of the pension is typically zero or close to it. After 10 years the pension starts to become valuable, and progressively more valueable each year after that. There was also a change to the pension calculation that applied to newly hired employees in 2013 that decreased the value of a pension for those employees, and another smaller change that modified the pension calculation that again made it less valuable for new employees hired after 2016. Employees hired before 2013 obviously were exempt from these pension changes. I now advise people considering these jobs to strongly discount the value of their pensions due to the pension calculation modifications.

[@thekezich9401]

The fact that nobody talks about the book Arab Money Secrets, speaks volumes why people dont earn a lot of money..

[@ebelechukwu8339]

Where can one get the book?

[@d-bone.]

I’d also like a copy. Seems not possible to find on google. Any help would be appreciated

[@almondtree17]

No, because many of my country's people went there to work and were treated unhumanly..so even though they are rich, they shed innocent blood and abuse women. No thanks.

[@saadat7226]

@@almondtree17 Lol that's dubai not whole or Arab, please get off your bs CNN propaganda. Just because Arab women are not dressing immodestly like western women doesn't mean they are abused. Get off your high horse of your failed society.

[@ih271]

i just started looking for career advices as soon as i just graduated and baam your video pops up. This really is clearing my vision, Thank you !

[@scharif]

My hesitation of pursuing my calling is my mind telling me that I am never going to be REALLY good at it. I may be OK, but not great. This causes me stress.

[@BeccaTKawaii]

Definitely an informative video. I turned 30 this month, and have been in and out of jobs my entire life. I too, have a passion for computers, and have wanted to pursue them as a career for a long time, but being alone has made it impossible. I've definitely become a negative person, and my advice to people would be that you need a person to support you. You can't make it single in this world anymore, it just won't happen. You'll be living paycheck to paycheck, and probably doing something you hate. My girlfriend recently got promoted at a job she loves, and is now making great money. She wants me to work only part time to have time to pursue schooling for computers. Without her support, I'm fairly certain this would be my last year on this rock. Being alone for so long, it makes you see only the worst in everything. Find someone to love unconditionally, and you'll develop a reason to continue rather than rationalizing your acceptance of the end.

[@roar1149]

For anyone else reading this, if you are miserable while being by yourself you will still be miserable with someone. You must find inner happiness first in order to be a good partner. These days it would be wise to find 4 or 5 roommates in a larger place so you can split rent and utilities. Struggle for a while and save up cash, drive a cheap car and live like you're poorer than you are. Just eat good food and chill at home. Making friends is important and so is struggling while you're young so that you learn to hold on to what you have when you get older. Peace!

[@stevenl4543]

It it wasnt for my wife to drive me, I'd ended up In a ditch (figuratively).

[@ButtmanAtHeart]

@@roar1149i hate this advice so much because it’s so god dam wrong. Being lonely can absolutely cripple you mentally after years and years of it. No matter how happy you are with yourself it doesn’t matter if you don’t have social connections. We are social creatures. Saying you have to be happy with yourself first is just a cop out and does nothing to solve the issue.

[@bryanbessem]

@@ButtmanAtHeart being lonely when you have a wife with you is not a good thing. it means you need to become happy aka work on your mental/emotional/spiritual health. Then you can build new friendships and heal your feeling of loneliness further. That's the only way

[@caseyvandyke7051]

Yeah... do we all have something we're passionate about??? at 35 I'm not so sure 100% of the population has a passion for something in their lives.

[@joycegoh8628]

Maybe not to the extent that you are passionate about it, but you do enjoy that activity, you can see yourself doing it for longer time period.

[@KiloSierra1]

To be honest, you're pretty fucked if you're taking career advice from KZbinrs. They have collectively pushed a narrative that high paying jobs are available in a highly technical field without needing formal education or qualifcation. Is it really a surpised that most people watching this are chornically unemployble as software engineers? My advice for anyone feeling stuck in life is to stop watching click bait BS on youtube.

[@BlueRabbit_]

Your comment is underrated. Sometimes people forget that videos like these are often meant solely for clickbait; they may start with good intentions but get lost along the way. What bothers me, is that, often, KZbinrs giving advice, specifically on how to become programmers, are not expert programmers themselves. After a brief search on the KZbinr you can easily discover that: 1- Those who claim to be "self-taught" often have a degree in computer science or a related field. 2- They have no idea about the future impact of what they say. Every day a new video comes out with "valuable advice" or "no bullshit advice." Every single day. It's not sustainable. In fact, 2 out of 3 videos will be bullshit advice. 3- They have never worked for big or important companies, only medium-small businesses, and have at most 2-4 years of experience. 4- After or sometimes during these 2-4 years of experience, a pattern inevitably emerges that is always the same. Social media channels that advertise everywhere are born. At this point, if they still have a job as programmers, it becomes very marginal, but often they don’t have one at all and are full-time content creators on KZbin.

[@klesk0s]

Love that concept! I realised that I am wasting my time by wanting to be perfect and putting too much pressure on me when it comes to the transition to being a web developer or developer in general. I love building things, talking to people and finding good solutions. At the same time I often feel like "it's too late for me", being 38 years old. That's ridiculous, I know :D ... I now challenge my negative beliefs about "not having enough time" and "being too old" to get into tech and actually really helping people with my services to foster their businesses.

[@cacurazi]

Get a good mentor. Yes, it’s hard to do that. But if you can get someone who is willing to teach you the basics and fundamentals of programming and how the internet works in general then this will help you learn so much more and save you lots of time. Get a good mentor

[@Piccolo_Re]

My job just drains my energy. It requires a lot of focus and detail, but I never get raises for working hard and getting results. I just can’t find out what else to go into.

[@0xFarhan]

I don't comment much but man you are under-rated. The way you simplified it is amazing. That drawing should be the go-to for finding your direction and it should be taught in schools. Thank you Travis

[@iamyou6555]

Ignore the haters, you’re an inspiration for me I’m glad I found you in my early 20s. I love videos like this and the AI one you made before highlighting realistic routes. I always watch you in dinner I check hmm has travis uploaded today. Love your voice to man! :)

[@abbcc555]

Your diagram falls flat immediately. Most people do not have "passion" for anything particular.

[@MeOrNotMeWhoKnows]

Yep, that someone's comment he showed in the video (that he called "negative thinking") was actually a pretty good summary. 🙂 Lots of "computer guys" turned to youtube to post these "inspirational videos" and most of the things they say are very primitive and naive. Those diagrams will not work for the majority of people out there, cause they either don't have any "passions", or those passions are absolutely not profitable - most popular ones being substances consumption, videogames/TV/social media consumption, pleasuring themselves etc. 🤣 There's also usually a direct link between being passionate about something and being good at something - the latter rarely happens without the former, cause why would it? How does someone become good at something without being passionate about it? It's only possible when you're forced to perform really really well by some 3rd party, which isn't common (at least in somewhat free societies anyway, it might be quite different in authoritarian/dictatorship states though). That diagram is not practical for most people cause they're not passionate about anything, not particularly good at anything, and too dumb to get into profitable fields (they're profitable after all cause they're really hard to get into lol). I did like the beginning of the video though, a pretty decent explanation of why dumb jobs are dangerous and should be avoided in the long term.

[@coscomosco4388]

​@@MeOrNotMeWhoKnowsI agree with you

[@vincentmedina]

This isn't dogma, he's just showing a kind of decision "base" for people.

[@jacksongrant15]

Or we are passionate and good at things that are no profitable. It definitely isn’t so cut and dried for many of us

[@prithvirajsrinivasan1077]

​@@MeOrNotMeWhoKnowsI've chosen a finance major but still don't know what I truly want. Just to start paying the bills and stop living off dad's money (well even while in grad school, his money only is spent) and start working hard. I want to find something fulfilling in life. I am 23 already😕

[@MugiMo510]

This is how i pictured career choices as well. Thanks for the nice diagram

[@9036zion]

I am 37 and stuck in the boredom phase, i am getting paid but poor, not proficient , didnt upgrade myself , working as L1 in IT Support for 11 years now, want to grow but at this age i feel my doors are getting closed and feel am i good enough to move on further ?

[@logarithm0]

From L1 the obvious path up is infrastructure certs. If you elaborate more on your L1 skills I will tell you what certs to get and a plausible path up. Let me know 😊

[@9036zion]

@@logarithm0 Thanks so much for your reply, I work as System Administrator mange basic tasks of computer maintenance, printer installation and maintenance and thats it's if any basic network setup and not much after that as after that we have other teams as escalation of major issues

[@logarithm0]

@@9036zion if you're in a Microsoft based environment, you could study for MD102 and MS102 certs.

[@logarithm0]

@@9036zion example of certs CompTIA A+, Microsoft md102, Microsoft ms102

[@logarithm0]

@@9036zion do you work on Microsoft client endpoints?

[@julsca3738]

Currently a nurse and this current job has me in a worse episode of depression. I think i just lost myself in passing and getting it done. I didn't know how to spend my time off and would lay in bed almost all day and just sleep. I would like to know what my soul wants

[@the_dude_playing_the_guy]

At risk of being laid off as an app dev, I am transitioning to going back and complete nursing school. Ironic you used it as an example as this is the exact situation I am in

[@eyeofthetiger7]

Wow interesting. I'm a software developer, and I've been thinking about the same thing (changing careers to nursing). AI and competition with cheap foreign devs working remote is the medium term reason for this. Short term is high interest rates and section 174 (I think these two issues likely will go away next year).

[@jeffreyjflim]

@@eyeofthetiger7 just out of curiosity, where are you based?

[@Raj-vz9fg]

​@@eyeofthetiger7 are u describing the situation in north america or....?

[@eyeofthetiger7]

@@Raj-vz9fg USA.

[@jaromtollefson3127]

I am following the same line of thinking. I mainly ended up in tech because it was fairly easy, the money was great. Provided stability. But if I'm going to have to work hard at something, id rather work hard at something I naturally enjoy

[@AntoniTheDon]

All of you in your 20s, 30s, and even 40s, listen to this man. The Japanese call this practice Ikigai. You want to move toward the center of that Venn diagram. Keep in mind it's possible to gain proficiency with dedication, but almost impossible to gain passion for something if it's just not in you. And admittedly finding a profitable niche can be tricky. You don't want to end up like so many highly-skilled tech people like me; imagine being laid off at 50. I adapted, but it gets harder with each decade. Please consider your future.

[@efremprado1012]

I have a passion for a service, I am proficient, and there is a market for what I can do (i.e. people will definitely pay for my services.) What is stopping me??? FEAR. Do I have enough saved??? For LIVING EXPENSES and operational/business expenses. YES. I have 1 year of expenses and a retirement fund I can tap into if all else fails. Do I think I'm good enough to succeed??? Yes. But what is stopping me??? FEAR. How to get over the fear??? Like NIKE says. Just do it! Or like your tough momma says (be she dead or alive, mine is DEAD)... JUST F -ING DUE IT MAH Fren!

[@findinglela]

Yes

[@iqraaaliya1230]

I'm 34,did physical therapy masters but never excelled in career. Struggled to find job and now I'm running out of savings 😢

[@KingaGorski]

This diagram is like a twist on the westernized version of Ikigai. Good food for thought for anyone feeling stuck 💡

[@AlexSaheli]

Been working sales. Hated it. Pivoted to marketing. Got remote work and all, but chose a wrong marketing career path. Now trying to pivot to coding. Hate it too, but it's too early to tell: every person hates things they are not good at and cant do on autopilot. The only thing I liked so far is music production. Happily I got lucky and it started to pay 700$ a month passively. Though music production can be quite tedious. Hopefully I will be able to push through with coding to see if it's worth it. And I'm going to keep doing music while at it.

[@vsansanv29101_sd]

do you write music songs how much you charge per song how to reach you

[@MarcoPolo-fs5uw]

Thank you, Travis. I'm sure your audience will appreciate this video. I sure do. It's a simple concept that seems obvious once you learn about it, but it isn't something most of us would figure out on our own. I'll be spending a few days meditating on this.

[@joaquimramis4124]

Two things: Disregarding art or design as profitable is just boomer. If there is an industry there is a job. Creativity is important. You don't need to stick to the mainstream.

[@vee9882]

How about age? At 51 I’m still debating about a masters program that checks all the boxes. However, the cost of the program and time are stopping me.

[@cathleyson4227]

it is not good to tell people to hurry up and that time is ticking when everyone has their own unique journey and timeline. there's no rushing friends as long as you know what you want to do in this lifetime.

[@namanrawal5849]

Agreed. Everyone does have their unique journey in life. In my opinion, what’s more important is living presently and not feeling like I have to reach and achieve and accomplish in order to be worthwhile. It’s one of the biggest pitfalls of a capitalist culture. Because look, I’ve achieved all the things that capitalist culture has asked me to obtain. I don’t have to worry about money and a secure job anymore. But it’s much more important than all of that. It’s about whether I’m engaged and spending quality time with my loved ones. It’s about putting my energy toward my calling and feeling part of something bigger. Getting a well-paying job just because society deems it as critical to your happiness just boxes you into a career that gets harder to leave as you get older. And then you wonder why you’re on antidepressants lol.

[@billmcculley9502]

​@namanrawal5849 ... im not on depressants thankfully...but i relate to your comment

[@EduardoRPreto]

You say fashion design and art and others have "no market" and everyone thinks like that, what ends up happening is that something with a "large market" gonna have more afluence and something with a "small market" like those exemples gonna have little afluence but if you indeed good at it theres gonna be market for it. A small market isnt equal to "no market" thats a scarcity mindset right there, if you accept that as: "this is gonna be a hobby" you accepting defeat without even trying.

[@os2171]

I’m a biologist, 2 MSc degrees and a PhD in neuroscience struggling to find stable positions I don’t want to continue in academia..l I’m good at science of course, experimental design, advanced statistics, I am teaching myself R, python sql but haven’t reached the professional proficiency yet… I’m a few months away… I think data science might by my calling finally… but I still need one opportunity outside academia…. Any advice would be appreciated.

[@sandisosenzo]

Just about a year ago, I switched from an engineering degree (4yrs) after 2yrs to a computer science degree. Reason being that I was not passionate at all about engineering, I was bad at it(mostly at the modules specific to the major which was civil eng) and most importantly the degree was just hard for me since I blindly picked it when I was in high school 😂, but of course the degree would be profitable for me in the long run. I realised that I really enjoyed Programming and Mathematical modelling as it was introduced in my Eng degree and from there I never stopped, hence I now major in CS and applied math. I'm now in my 2nd yr of my degree and I know it might be a long journey but I love the fact that I enjoy this journey ❤. I never had this train of thought on deciding my career. Thanks and I'll make sure to share the video👌. Love from South Africa 💪

[@inflationking1271]

Behind every successful man, there is a wonderful, understanding wife. I love sales and developing software - a pretty uncommon combination but I found people are willing to pay for stuff :)

[@lobo-92]

Fascinating.! Could you share your background n years of experience?

[@inflationking1271]

@@lobo-92 Sure, started as a programmer in 1998 doing Y2k projects on mainframes - had zero idea of coding. Learned everything just because someone believed in me. Then 6 years IT infrastructure stuff like setting up PCs, servers, routers, some SQL stuff on databases. Since 2006 specialized in Business Intelligence and Data Analytics. Been in consulting, pre-sales and sales roles since then. Founded me own company JetHire AI with 47 with a bunch of great people I met on Linkedin and never met in person.

[@TimNelsonProfessional]

Anyone should be able to come up with a few counter examples to this hogwash.

[@TMeyer-ge5pj]

I always think about the wife (as I am a woman). Does she get someone who is wonderful and understanding back to her? Is there someone who supports her ambitions?

[@S5Dic09]

@@TMeyer-ge5pj plenty of sugar daddies

[@KaylaEchols221]

I wish we'd understand that the primary function of a job is to be replaceable. Would a business run well and be sustainable if they hired one highly specialized person who is irreplaceable in every business function? A job is for money. The industry is for money circulation. The faster we learn about the 69 industries, the closer we get to noticing the handful of skills we're great at doing that can be done across industries. That's the secret to a life of getting income without working a job. I'm glad I decided to start posting my journey on KZbin from science research to 6 figure career in a whole nother industry. I had zero experience. Just a core skill I was great at and I'm always able to pivot. I also don't earn money based on my passion. I don't attach emotion to getting money. Money is required to live. Joy comes from morning walks, gardening...not earning money. I made the most money being bored - and I enjoyed it because I could go walk 3 times per day. Just offering a different perspective. ✨

[@AdilKhan-vf2es]

Do a video on time management. You have time to do vids, work and have a family. How?

[@TravisMedia]

Will do

[@justinkassinger8238]

I wasted my 20s. Working at a shtty warehouse. Im in school, getting my associates in Cyber Security in October. Finishing with a bachelors. I feel soo far behind. Im 34😢

[@BIMMentor]

A lot of people are going nowhere fast. You can catch up in just 1 year with the right energy

[@moulayrachidelhassani4676]

A young man in his med thirties!!

[@bryanmavis8771]

Look at it from this perspective. Finishing your bachelors in your 30s is not something some people could commit to. If anything, this proves that you still have the resilience and capability of someone in their 20s!

[@guilhermewaldelm9560]

what if i have no passion, and no proficiency =P i guess i just have to accept to be a npc

[@JackStitch]

I'd have to save this video to re-watch this every single day.

[@thewalrusdragon9579]

Right now I have a job I’m great at. I’m 35 and have been a cook/chef for almost 20 years and am one of the best at my position at my place of employment. That said, I wake up absolutely miserable everyday because I hate it. The way the industry works is completely screwed, the customer are awful, the lack of passion amongst 95% of the employee base is just crippling to trying to effectively run the business, it’s just terrible. I’ve always loved computers though and am doing everything I can to learn web development and change careers. Really hoping it pays off in the next couple of years because to be honest I don’t know how much more of this business I can handle, and I’m fairly well stuck in it. I have a kid on the way and I can’t just take a pay cut for crappy but less miserable job.

[@fuhajin]

But what do you do when you aren’t passionate about or good at anything?

[@mohitmishra3091]

I am 33 & a Cloud Architect. 10yrs in IT started as Perl Developer, then Python developer then now Cloud & still i know i have to keep searching something tht will keep me relevant & skilled & in demand in market & it will be cherry on the cake if i will love that new skill as well that i can find out only by TRYING !!

[@vikhilsingh2929]

Bro can u guide me I don't know what to do with my life I've completed my MCA currently unemployed but had a intrest in cloud researched on it want to learn too but the issue is I seen so many people with skills and certificate still jobless and the certificate is expensive too for various cloud services either AWS,azure,GCP and as far as I can see it's not for freshers and I don't want to further waste my money on now on these certification and still be jobless like now after completing my degree and even if i do projects on that on AWS those were expensive services which'll take extra money as free tier will not be enough for generating great and many cloud projects

[@wildlife6167]

Can you teach me cloud please? 😢

[@irdiduka1422]

I love the diagram. It does resemble the Ikigai Concept from the Japanese culture. An extra circle on that diagram for finding something that does contribute to society, that I think its very important. Great video.

[@mosubekore78]

Ikigai indeed

[@colin-nekritz]

The guy questioning you wasn’t wrong. If everyone was on KZbin, nobody would be on KZbin. Success is finite.

[@jk-fy8on]

Hi Travis, I am 35 years old. A few years ago I bumped into your video and decided to pursuit a career in software industry. I got my first job as an entry level java developer and I hated it. I hated people there and there was no set working hours. People worked from 8 in the morning to 12 am at night everyday. They didn't even train me. After this experience I quit. Maybe IT industry is not my thing. Anyways I enjoyed your video and thank you. Currently I am doing repetitive copy and paste replying job at minimum wage. I imagine it is similar task that you did in number inputing jobs. Anyways thanks for the video.

[@mohammadhussain8090]

May Allah bless you with a job of 100k month

[@kobbyboateng670]

just earned yourself a new subscriber. Really enjoyed the video

[@ThruTheMatrix]

46 and still lost.....after the lay off in 2020, it's never been the same. Ended up changing into a completely different job position and getting paid less.......

[@redzanurrahman7649]

Maybe your experience has given you so much wisdom. Each time I watch your vids, I am awestruck at how much I can take away or how much I can relate to what you say. You are truly a gem!

[@techh9171]

Im 24 and I'm really stuck in a loop. I have done majors in History currently pursuing masters. I'm thinking of getting into education but I'm just really scared. Negative thoughts just keep eating me. I just want to make my parents happy and contribute.

[@hannesRSA]

All good and well, but life is not this simple. Most people are employed in jobs. Even if people switch jobs often, and the jobs let them do what they enjoy, there will always be parts of the job which you won't enjoy. That's the real difference between a hobby and a job.

[@jemjem9699]

I m in my late 30s and i feel stuck. As stuck as when i was 15 ,20 or 25. By now i believe its always going to be this way intil my last breath. At one point you end up accepting it. Because you come to realize that its how life is supposed to feel.

[@TheMaxymama]

Oh shit, I feel the same way at 28, I thought it was going to get better 😢😢

[@pressedv3017]

@@TheMaxymama I'm 25 years old, gonna be 26 this year. 7 months spent just watching KZbin vids, streams and a bit of games. Thinking of learning code, but i was conflicted on creating my first video.

[@kathleenhillier6765]

In my late 30's, working my dream job, but the pay isn't quite where I'd like it. I always find myself on the line between pay and passion. I've never made more than I make now, but the things I am interested in are machine replaceable. I can't say I'm 100% on board with the company's mission, but I could literally see myself doing this job the rest of my life.

[@usamahussain4461]

My problem is choices. I like to work as a software engg, Data Scientist and ML Engg. I'd take any of these jobs anyday. But I can't figure out which one to choose among these 3 choices (and especially Software Engg and ML Engg/ML Researcher). I have been in analysis paralysis state and can't seem to focus on one of these fields and really excel in it. I feel like I have wasted my early 20s (now 25) and I deeply regret my (largely) wasted time.

[@katarzynastrzelinska]

I don't know what is my passion... I don't know what am I proficient at... Since I have children, I feel totally overhelmed (I have also full time job). But I started trying to come back to myself because we have less time than we think..

[@Uncommony]

You are what you do, what and how you surround yourself with. Work on yourself to relieve yourself from desperation. Stay Uncommon!

[@bigh8121]

Hello everyone. I need your input. I tried college twice before and I had to stop because my mother was sick with cancer. I decided at 31 to back to school to become an x ray technologist. I am very good at my job. I have worked in all the modalities: different ways of acquiring diagnostic images. I have this urge/longing to get another degree because I do not feel the courses were challenging enough. The courses were relatively easy. Also, my degree is not considered prestigious, but I make ~100k. I am the only who feels this way?

[@757gamerguy2]

And what if you don’t know your passion bc you get bored of everything within a few months?

[@gerardgarcia7127]

You keep looking until you find your passion but in the meantime keep doing what brings you an income. The best thing to do is to start a side-hustle, you can try different ones until you find what you are looking for.

[@Lacotemale]

Nice video! Software engineer here. I think I tick all 3 options. Only biggest issue is finding companies I truly enjoy working for.

[@iankelly9181]

The skill set aspect is a massive one for myself. I was always 'good at computers' growing up. Started in programming roles, but was never 'good at it' I also had a passion for business and seeing how companies applied IT to help their business, long story short, I am in IT sales. But now lement the fact that I have no 'tangible skills' and looking to piviot back to things that I can rely on. What i realise watching this video is that I need my passion for IT and skill that I do have in it alinged to an industry I am passionate about also.

[@CommunistCommando1]

I read loads on this type of stuff, the flaw in the argument is that the capitalists decide what work is profitable for them and the jobs come from this decision. You can focus on the 3 P's and get somewhere personally but generally this model can't solve the mass unemployment.

[@hitmusicworldwide]

Study business and applied technology. The really smart guys study finance, a technical skill, and business. They work their asses off for 5 to 10 years, make a ton of money then take that money and start their own business and go from there. One of the best things about colleges and corporations etc is If you go to a good college or work at an engaging company, you make connections when and where you meet other smart, ambitious people. Get together with them and create networks. There's an approach to life that these folks understand and it makes sense to gain lessons from their success. You don't have to go to Harvard to make connections with other bright people around you or the entrepreneurial people around you. People with ideas, people that want to go places, and people that want to do things. Very few people can do it all on their own. The wealthy don't do it all on their own either.

[@Raven238]

I’m glad this video pop ip on my feed. I have been all over the place lately. I work logistics and don’t really enjoy it. I have a degree in graphic design but is hard to find a jb in that field. I always had a passion for computers and fixing them.

[@Nangman66]

41 still struggling

[@exgeeinteractive]

I'm perfectly at my calling. The thing I lack though; is ambition. I love my career, I'm good at it, and it pays well but I got too comfortable. There has to be more than this.

[@rolypolypanda6332]

Really appreciate your videos. You are positive and helpful, your videos are well thought out. Thank you.

[@mariaalice3191]

Im 27, graduated med school, currently in residency but still feeling very lost. Often times I feel like I should’ve done something like engineering (or anything more mathematical), since I enjoyed these subjects in school. Aside from that Ive always enjoyed manual crafts and music. Never trained enough for a career though (wasn’t really that encouraged to do so). I dont know what to do. I wish a had a more fulfilling job/career. I don’t have the passion for medicine most of my colleagues have. I just get work done and go home, thats it. I don’t see much of a future for myself in other fields (romance, family etc) so… i was expecting to build a more satisfying career path, any advice?

[@icequeen7025]

I don’t think i have much of a skill set. I graduated in 2020 in marketing. I never got the experience and am working by between industries and afraid of layoffs/lack of work given/ job markets /and my skill set. I have wanted to pursue content creation and sometimes make videos. I am so nervous about my future and am not sure where to go! Idk what career to even look into. I do want to do content creation in Fashion /lifestyle but i don’t know how to make it a viable career

[@sactownchad]

Been in IT for 30+ years now as a sysadmin / engineer. At first it had all 3, but over the past 20 or so years it has just been profitable and proficient, no passion and I am mostly miserable. I have done some thinking and what I really want to do is become a bartender. The problem there is I am too old to be taken seriously by any business in the tourist town I live in and would have to swing for the fences and start my own place. Just too chicken to do that...

[@shallyjain4197]

EVERYBODY WRITE WHAT IS YOUR PASSION, IN WHICH YOU ARE PROFICIENT ALSO, LET THE COMMENT SECTION THINK HOW TO MAKE IT PROFITABLE. I will go first: 1. My passion is innovation/problem solving -> sometimes I am good at it, sometimes I suck: I always come up with an idea, but it may have other side effects in long run :( .

[@Edser9]

Maybe I am in the minority, but once you turn your passion (that you are also proficient in) into profit such as a day job, you can lose that passion. The job you get might put you on a path of grinding something out you would normally like doing into a mind-numbing task. Keeping your passion alive might be more important than making profit from it because then you lose joy in something and you have to figure out a way to replace it. Many people stuck in life might have tried to grind their hobby into money and are now worse off because of it, so also be mindful that your passion should also be able to stand alone outside your job to avoid burnout.

[@gotchabud3047]

Been a barber for 11 years now straight out of high school. I am very skilled at what i do but unfortunately i lost the passion for it and my skill only works at a barbershop unfortunately it doesn’t translate to a different field. Im 32 and feeling stuck

[@Gh0stPred]

That hobby bit at the end hit me like a truck... My passion is music. I love it. I want to do it so much, but there's no market where I live at all. I live in the UK which fair enough i can find easier compared to the states, but where im from most people here are all office workers who have degrees of some sort. I stuck with my other thing i like which was truck driving. Now i hate it and I have no clue what to do now... The other thing I'd love to do is content creation more so Simulator content. Think of Squirrel, but worse haha. There's so many people who do that though and I am really not that good at it. Im better then most but not compared to the people who do content creation. I'd get slaughtered.... So im fully stuck and really the only way for me to get back is to basically go back to college and do a course there because I've got nothing really now... Oh im 29 btw

[@acceptableradish3153]

I completed my electrical engineering degree and got a low paying job, but sure it will increase afterwards, in meantime i learned coding and got triple the salary as software engineer, but afraid to take it because of AI might replace me, huge layoffs in tech industry and midlife crisis after 40 especially in India but i can work as a electrical engineer untill 60 and it will pay me well while im at age 28+. I do love electrical and coding in equal range , so I'm confused soo much on choosing the path, any advice for me?

[@abdulmateen461]

What if you don’t enjoy even the things you like…have skills but nobody calls you for work or buys your stuff and then nobody wants to hire you either…that’s my situation…Single …29 …living with parents and hearing their taunts daily of being a loser wants me to kill myself…because both my elder and younger brother are well settled in foreign countries and I’m struggling to even pay bills… even though I was the best student in school, I failed at practical life 😢😞this is not how I visioned myself 10 years ago…I became what I was afraid of 10-12 years ago

[@serhiyvaryvoda6184]

I agree with this! I was always reading about history, I always got along with people and I could always convince them to do something, or to start going in a different direction. I always had command presence, poise, and physical presence. I knew alot about social problems, politics, gender differences. Guess what I became at the age of 24, and still in that career at the age of 36?

[@nicolasjanell1534]

Good evening I sincerely hope you get my message. I am messaging you concerning one ofthe videos I watched “CAREER ADVISE FOR ANYONE FEELING STUCK IN LIFE” I’m good at drawing, making videos, writing, and taking pictures. I’m not saying I’m perfect but I use everything within my power to create something. Yet I’m still stuck, have been on this journey for over 3years and everything is still the same. Is there something I’m doing wrong or do you have any advice you can give I would really appreciate.

[@babylononfire815]

Fantastic video. He must play Diablo because his speech pattern sounds just like Rhykker. It's very distracting, lol. Great content though, thank you.

[@iemp7165]

Then there's me who's passionate about computers and also passionate about working less. How could i ever find something that's profitable in that regard if jobs constantly require 40 hour weeks? If I want the nice 32 hour work weeks or less being offered by more progressive companies, then I need to be an S+ tier professional because there's a higher competition pool. So now I'm forced to spend MORE time to grind and be more passionate OUTSIDE of work in order to just have a CHANCE at achieving my calling.

[@franacha]

I'm interested about nothing, I care about nothing. I'm also good for . . . nothing. 0 talents. Profitability? for me just sounds like science fiction. SIGH. Just sigh, I was not made to live this life. I wish I was dead.

[@adamiyyin4412]

Are those pieces of advice valid everywhere, even in third-world countries in Africa? Here, your mind consumes a lot of time and energy just to think about how to survive, eat, stay healthy, and be safe. There is no time to think about how to learn and improve yourself. their is no time for passion or doing what you love , you do only what keep you alive if did what you did it's because you have , without working on them , some good external conditions to switch your life my freind

[@juliusseizures5931]

Useless advice in 2024 , coding is goin through what typewriters went through. Ai is like word processor

[@C6nroofing]

No offense, but this doesn’t make any sense. It’s almost like saying.. duh! Obviously if we knew we liked it and it was profitable then bingo. We don’t just know right away if it’s profitable. For us to assume it isn’t its complexity wrong! How many people thought there’s no way to make money and they did.

[@vegeta6123]

Hi @warikoo Sir, Is it a good idea to switch to Cloud Computing profile after spending 10 years in Data Analyst/Testing role? Currently working as a Test Lead. Please guide me to make better decision. I am planning to take online Cloud Computing course

[@tweetyandme]

That is so me. Got stuck in a 9 to 5 job. Did not bother upgrading or upskill. What I do, anybody can do. Customer Service. Hmmm. I wonder, at 46, how to have a profitable career 😢?

[@sk810av]

This is a great explanation of that diagram. Thank you for your encouragement.

[@mimicley]

Really helpful video, I am 25 and feel stuck. The diagram showed somewhat relates to ikigai theory that I also just recently came to know. Will try to explore my field as well. Thank you 🙏🏻

[@QWERTY-hl6wm]

I’ve done hobbies, was a failure and bored, no calling found yet, I speak several languages on a native level but it doesn’t pay well since everything is automated 😭

[@lesterdelacruz5088]

Two years, two layoffs. Sucks. Doom scrolling through my phone looking for someone to tell me some lining to it all. I watched Quiet place day 1 yesterday. Spoiler alert, we are all dying, so go get your pizza.

[@TonyTheAntonio]

I appreciate this video. I have seen that chart being thrown places as well including LinkedIn.

[@shallyjain4197]

looks like the invisible chart all Asian parents have in their mind. Your hobbies/what u love/what u r good at, nothing make sense, if u cant make money. Thats why so many people feel bored at their jobs or feel like a failure, because they are unable to become proficient in their passion in a way that it can be profitable as well.

[@namedrop721]

Lmao dude just stole IKIGAI and didn’t even credit Btw you forgot the most important circle ‘contributes to those around you’ lol

[@KDTechverse]

When one has to worry about being able to take the next breath with ease, I rarely think that in that situation one could think about anything other than survival and in that situation when you got nothing to lose or think about but just to survive you do whatever it takes to live. Be it moping the floor or bartending or becoming a prostitute, it won't matter. Now, if I could somehow learn how to tap myself into that situation or smh fool myself to stay in that kinda zone then that's when no matter what I do I'll do the best at it, why ? Because the purpose is no more "to find the calling" but "to survive" and that's when nothing would matter and the struggle will become necessity instead of a choice choices will become necessary decisions instead of options and then calling will either come to you or it won't but you will get through it all no matter what.

[@vishal4nw]

I was gonna going the art and animation but doesn't seem profitable anymore thanks to ai, so feeling lost, as someone who suffers with anxiety options are hard. Thought art and design would be the place I could shine but I was wrong

[@sergiocoder]

I love programming and don't really have any other skills (self-taught too). It had been my hobby for years before it became a career. But sometimes I really hate doing it, mostly at a job. I really enjoy coding my own things that I build for myself or my family/friends, but not so much when I have to write some ugly glue code or work on an existing ugly AF code base wrriten by someone else, it just demotivates me that everyone else doesn't care about code quality. I guess programming feels more like an art for me rather than a means to an end, maybe that's the problem...