My Career Advice For Anyone Feeling Stuck In Life

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[@Moving.To.Charleston]

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

[@swojnowski8214]

you are life, you cant be stuck in you, you can only be stuck in the uncomfortable.

[@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 😊

[@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.

[@AlonewithAnkit]

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!

[@AlonewithAnkit]

@@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 😢🙏🏼

[@williamspach2322]

Creating wealth entails establishing positive routines, I had only $18k to my name at 42 when I first woke up to this reality. I chose the stock market as a medium of growth, got an excellent financial advisor, Financial management is a vital subject that many avoid, often leading to future regrets. being financially free is underrated

[@teresafields41]

It's crazy how we feel stuck in life, mostly because of bad financial decisions or being broke. Financial literacy should definitely be taken seriously in schools!

[@tcortez_70]

A lot of folks downplay the role of advisors until being burnt by their own emotions. I remember couple summers back, after my lengthy divorce, I needed a good boost to help my business stay afloat, hence I researched for licensed advisors and came across someone of utmost qualifications. She's helped grow my reserve notwithstanding inflation, from $175k to $650K.

[@Raniyanhunter]

I would like to ask, how did you achieve it? I've been trying to stick with index funds. I feel these new interest rate hikes could crash the economy. I'm looking for a better investing strategy, as I have a lump sum that inflation is steadily eating up.

[@tcortez_70]

Judith Lynn Staufer is my financial advisor. You can find all the necessary details by searching her name online. Initially, I was hesitant about letting someone else manage my finances, but I'm really glad I did.

[@shawnray-v3e]

Searched the web and saw her profile and accreditations, someone with great experience i must say. Thanks for sharing with us! I sent her a mail already.

[@Viggi999]

the fear of change is what keeps most of us from finding our true calling!

[@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!

[@CharlieLavoie-hu9dr]

I lost my job, no family wanted to take me in. Got angry, moved to another city became homeless, got a job as security officer, I was able to invest wisely made $278k trading forex. Bought my first house last week. I pray anyone reading this will be successful

[@MarilynMorris-f4k]

What a testimony!!! 🙏🙏🙏I'm genuinely curious to know how you earn that much monthly

[@Draish-l2b]

you're really doing well my finance are in rally in mess right now and great tip will really go along way in shaping my life im open for idea

[@NicoleMcCoy-t5h]

I work at a restaurant here in Houston Texas. Things have been really difficult as I'm a single mom and trying my best to pay bills and take care of my daughters.

[@CharlieLavoie-hu9dr]

I started pretty low investing in forex though with $2000 thereabouts. The returns came massive. can't be more proud that I'm right now, and I have move in to my new home (ALVAREZ HARRY FLECTCHER) is a Blessing to my life

[@Jocov187]

Wow 😲I know this Man mentioned here . Alvarez Harry is really good with and on his job. He's helped a couple of families and individuals' finances, I'm huge beneficiary of his platform too

[@websurfer1585]

It's quite strange that often we can see the solution for other people's problems far easier than our own, this certainly makes sense, great video.

[@nayan7398]

This!!

[@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?

[@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 🙂

[@SnakeEngine]

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

[@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

[@JustMeBeingMe111]

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.

[@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 !

[@内藤壮紀]

I'm Japanese and 22 years old. I'm also feeling stuck in life, but this video really motivated me to be better.

[@fizahaque]

Same

[@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

[@forexdissector9565]

Take her up on that and do it and make good money youself. She might eventually leave you if you don't better yourself.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@5855-moa]

I feel like I wrote this comment. I'm 33 and I live in Iran. The fact that there are other people in situations, they do hesitate their abilities too, makes me a little calm. I hope everyone finds their path in life and if they don't, I hope they continue seqrching for it without giving up on themselves.

[@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.

[@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

[@bobbybero7452]

😢

[@Sonny00010]

Physiotherapist here and dealing with random members of the public all day is so draining and depressing. I believe there's a limit to how long people can do these sorts of jobs before it impacts mental health.

[@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

[@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.

[@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!

[@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.

[@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

[@bluehope4143]

Thank you so much for this video. I needed to hear this. I was a Ph.D. student for biomedical engineering (heavily materials focused) and decided to quit for two reasons: no passion and not enough profit. I found out my passion was the need to make a difference in the world and learned I was good in research. So now I decided to switch my career to clinical research. Before watching your video, I felt insecure for not pursuing engineering, but realized I may have had a miserable life if I kept going that route. Thank you!

[@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.

[@joeyschankey9955]

I’ve been struggling with this for a couple years now, I just joined the trades. This wasn’t my dream job or thought to get into after school. But I have a passion and I’m good at photography videography and making KZbin videos. My girlfriend told me I have a creative brain, and that I shouldn’t waste it. She also told me recently, do what makes you feel alive. So I’m going to finish my apprenticeship while doing photography videography and KZbin. Continue and see where it goes.

[@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! :)

[@MugiMo510]

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

[@isakso89]

This blessed me so much as well as a 30 year old going into 31... I am praying God for guidance but also doing research and I stumbled upon your video, which it blessed me thanks

[@Uncommony]

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

[@fantasycraft-forge]

I love this idea so much. I changed jobs every year from 18 to 24, all very basic roles that were just about profitability. Then I started freelancing, where I had both profitability and proficiency. Now, finally in my 30s, I’m working on my own project, so I have all three. But honestly, it's tough at the beginning, especially when you're not sure if it will even succeed in the future. But it's a lot of fun!

[@Roquea.207]

Career advice from me to everyone: Get rid of everything ( situation,place,burdens) and everyone that makes you feel you need some sort of career to have a fullfiling life and therefore successful life Real Success is precisely the opposite of what the world calls by success.

[@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? 😢

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@snakedogman]

@@joycegoh8628 I enjoy doing a lot of things for a little bit. But nothing that I really see myself enjoying doing 8 hours per day, 5 days per week.

[@pixelbulb993]

Thank you Travis, im 34 now & im in my 2nd year as Fullstack dev. Thanks to your video 2 years ago. Your content do changes people lives globally and im from Malaysia. Keep up the positive content, im going to start my own channel soon to give back to community.

[@sunnc]

Instead of passion I’d say “enjoy” it or can tolerate it. Bc passion is kind of grandiose sounding to me. When I think about what I do I wouldn’t say it’s my “passion” but it fits me. It fits my personality & I can see myself doing it for a long time.

[@clintonachoja6889]

Im currently 20. It seems like you're speaking directly to me Im already learning a digital skill. Thanks for this🎉

[@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 💪

[@oddnie]

Getting stuck in the career rut is all too real, I feel it now but I hope that I can pull myself out of it. Great video! And wonderful community in the comments!

[@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.

[@alphacentauri8083]

"Passion alone doesn't pay", which is true. Also, making your passion your work can backfire when that passion becomes conflated with your only option for paying bills. It happens a lot to professional musicians who were very passionate at first.

[@TravisMedia]

@@alphacentauri8083 Good point!

[@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..

[@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.

[@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!

[@jensz9360]

Age discrimination will play a part getting into the cyber security field. The discrimination begins at around 32 and ramps up and is almost an unspoken ban at 40. The only ones 40 working in that field have been in the field already and came up in position so they are solidified there. You wont see a 40 new hire, I dont care what certs you have. Bachelor is basically entry into cyber security. Maybe try getting a CISSP or CCIE on top of that and they will overlook age. But still we are talking some time on those. Age will be a big entry barrier

[@05burky]

That's some negative energy you need to {drop && discard}. "34 and feeling so far behind" is self torture. Drop that feeling and go learn something new.

[@Lacotemale]

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

[@lambkin222]

I’m 24 years old, got a degree in Anthropology and Criminal Justice , had plans of becoming a forensic anthropologist but almost fell out of love for it, I also didn’t want to go to graduate school and I realized that it doesn’t pay as well as I would like. I’m currently a machine operator and it is not something I want to do forever. I’m good at it and it makes money but I just don’t have passion for it and I also find myself not very passionate about many things. I want to own my own business and work for myself which has been something that sticks.. I always find myself thinking like “do I have to be the most passionate about this thing or subject to be able to do it?” I feel really lost and hopeless. Thank you for the video.

[@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 🙏🏻

[@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

[@Shark-Phin9576]

How are you making money off music production if you don’t mind me asking?

[@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.

[@longtran12345678]

I think you’re right, through the chart I can see myself in the center right now. But the whole team now laid off, except me makes me know about my list of “things I want to learn” in my bag. I will spend time to invest into those items more.

[@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.

[@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.

[@jarrlo29]

I just turned 31 last week. I worked in the ministry, but I wasn't paid enough to reach any of my goals. I felt unappreciated. I left. Then, I jumped into education and worked as a teacher for four years. Again, I was undervalued, underpaid, and unappreciated for my skills. I left. Now, I'm here. I recognize that I've been serving others, and I've enjoyed doing that, but it doesn't compensate well. I'd like to leverage my skills in helping others, but I need to find a career path that will compensate me enough to reach my goals. Ministry and education are not it. What's next? I'm not sure. I have skills, but the job market is though. I'm learning by taking certification courses online, but I'm kind of randomly learning things. The graph and presentation you gave have given me something to chew on. Thanks.

[@fuhajin]

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

[@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 😢

[@mopbrothers]

Excellent video. I’m 38, unmarried, no kids, and trying to find a new career. I’m passionate about art, and good at it, but it has almost no profitability. I’m good at computers, but not passionate about computers, so I feel bored.

[@wwb16]

im on the autism spectrum and I feel like things are a little harder for me. I have been looking for a job on my own for a year now and no luck, sure i've had interviews here and there but have yet to land a job and its caused me to feel depressed and be disappointed in myself. For years I have been struggling to think of finding the right job but I can never come up with anything and sometimes I feel like there's no hope for me or I'm never going to find happiness or even be content

[@Mr-Royn]

What if passion, proficiency, profitability does not intersect in any case? meaning what if a person's skillset at different level and its not intersecting.

[@Jaber_Dev]

result:"success" short:"In this video, the speaker gives advice on how to manage money and grow it. He suggests avoiding being overly optimistic, staying with the same company, budgeting with the money, managing it, and not let anyone walk over you at work. He also advises against being too direct and to always keep options open to other job offers."

[@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?

[@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.

[@LesTutosbyGhita]

I think my calling is something related to computers as well but I'm almost done with my pharmD. Tbh I wouldn't choose it again if I had to start over. Thankfully the degree is free in my country. My aunt just told me the other day that she thought I would pursue something related to CS. So the thing about how it's glaringly obvious to anyone but you couldn't be more true. I am not immediately jumping into employement this year instead I want to explore other paths but I still have to write my thesis (struggling). To think that I was gonna commit 6 more years to specialize further in the pharmacy. Thank god I failed the residency exams even though I spent 4 months preparing for them.

[@hra9923]

I'm 24. I don't have any friends and nobody who believes in me ... not even me. I'm not good at anything and I have no idea what I want or could do with my life. I'm still studying but I dont have a job and I'm broke. I really don't know what to do with myself. I feel so lost and stuck all of the time...

[@nickjcresswell]

I started an audio amplifier business about six years ago as a way of my easy-money-paycheck career in tech. Making money doing it is a struggle though as driving sales in HiFi requires a lot of marketing and that's something I struggle with. Now the tech sector has bawked I am really struggling to make it profitable as I am genuinely fearful of the risk of spending the moeny required on marketing. I'm working on my first KZbin video to promote the best-selling product, but I'm not going to lie; I'm quite nervous about it. I found your video here quite calming!

[@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.

[@InkStep]

Figuring out what goes in the profitability chart has always been my biggest issue in life. Up until I was 28 I basically did nothing of value because I was only looking at the passion + proficiency combination and trying to get into career paths that are really low in demand while having a really high amount of people wanting to work there. Nowadays at 32 I still don't know how to figure out which industries are profitable to get into, but at least I got lucky with the fact that the 3d modelling/texturing skillset that I've been developing as a hobby for the past 3 years is actually pretty valuable in a lot of places, so I am able to finally pursue a proper career path that fits me well. What do you all do when you try to figure out profitability on the job market?

[@arisbhagat9583]

Please can anyone help this poor soul 🙋🏻‍♂️ Im 19 depressed. I wanted to go in medical as doctor but now i realised i have dreams about travelling and exploring world. Because life is too short to spend in rules and principles. Im willing to work hard for study but idk what can i do that will help me travel the world. Maybe business, like things but i don't have pretty good financial background.

[@arisbhagat9583]

@user-jy9rq8nj7q bro here in India medical life doesn't give free time... I don't think it will be worth here, maybe could work in europe, russia or any other

[@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

[@jensz9360]

That sucks...so what did you end up doing?

[@servantofthelord8147]

You should narrate audiobooks - you have the voice for it!

[@Dancing_Alone_wRentals]

I lost track of this video.....KZbin impressed it...but it scattered. So I searched " Feeling Stuck" and there it was in position three. Well done, tHanks for the video

[@JackStitch]

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

[@Norumai75]

Recent graduate struggling to find a position in software engineering. I have so many issues, I really wish I could go back in time and start over. Graduated with a degree in computer engineering, so focused between EE and CS. Messed up with no internships, no relevant part-time, made no connection and all round struggle to market myself. Barely, any CS or hardware engineering meetups in my area to make any connections. I can use programming skills and computer architecture as a beginner hobbyist, but nothing proficient. I just want to get into field of software engineering (or even embedded), and create system that bring conveniency to people's life. Currently in a training bootcamp for full-stack, but honestly, I don't even know where to go about this after the bootcamp. I can probably imagine people say to get into embedded programming, but that requires money (for extra peripherals) which I don't have other than trying to get a part-time.

[@mujtahidhasan7473]

This video feels like it was made for me. I am a mechanical engineer by profession. I am at my 30. I feel like if I am sacked from my job tomorrow I will be at a loss. I started python programming course but I stopped continuing because of frustration. I like programming but doing 8 hour job everyday then coming back to study at home seems frustrating. I want to transition to a CS job. So that I can work from remotely. I want to stay with my family and being able to provide for them. I feel like I am at a loss because I find it so hard to make my dream a reality .

[@TheStan4th]

Are there any little opportunities at work where you can write small bits of code to aid yourself and others in the office? That might be a starting point which gives you a sense of fulfillment and fires you on to study after work. You never know it might create an opening into a programming role.

[@kentang7812]

I am also attempting to learn coding after work as well. I initially tried learning from Udemy courses in the context of web development, and automation testing (which is partially related to my current job). That didn't work well as the topics felt dry and my interest quickly waned as a result, which made learning programming and subject specific concepts more difficult. I started learning about video game development as I enjoy playing video games, and began to program a few for some Game Jams. I participated in my spare time so that I could apply whatever I had learned. I started to enjoy making games for these Game Jams such that I would complete a small game per month over the course of a year, and attempted to improve upon and learn new concepts from previous projects. I would even wake up early before work started so that I had extra time to work on my games. I found that I was able to better grasp programming concepts and focus more when learning within the context of video game development. The insights I gained were that: - learning purely from theory and lessons wasn't engaging: I learned more from having projects to work on - the type of projects I was applying my knowledge to affected the quality of my learning: my first few attempts were related to my job and would have benefited me, but I didn't get far as the topic was not as interesting. I got further once I picked something that I genuinely found interesting - joining a community was encouraging and helped keep me going: with video game development, I had to submit something that others can look at and provide feedback on. It was encouraging to know that there were good points about my attempts, and I attempted to take that feedback and apply it in the next game. Unfortunately, I have yet to leverage this knowledge into something profitable - it is a hobby at best. Hopefully, you can use my shreds of insight to move closer to your goals or, if you have already known these things, validate and reinforce your beliefs and keep you going towards success.

[@khajamohiddin1761]

Learn React

[@3xodus]

The chart shown in the video is a modification of how to find your "Ikigai" or roughly "happiness in life" the chart doesn't just apply to finding a job but living as a whole. It doesn't just talk about the job itself but your lifestyle as a whole.

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@MicahBratt]

The truth is anything can be a passion for a time. At different stages of life your mindset and priorities will lead you to different interests, but it’s very possible those will change as you mature.

[@sk810av]

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

[@patriciaedlr]

I am 36 y.o., I have an MA in Restoration of Historical Buildings, I'm passionate about traditional astrology and I earn money as a cat sitter. I have not found a way to make profit and I need to change this. This video is THE sign. Thank you.

[@christopher7725]

So.. if you have no passion, get proficient at something in demand, push through not liking it for the time.. and cross your fingers and hope to God you develop passion for it or else you’re still stuck in a job you hate.. great.

[@vonfraizer]

I love this, truth

[@mohammadmaleki9415]

at the end of video ,you said let me know what is stopping you?!!! comparing my self to other people is stopping me!

[@lolaloliepop]

in terms of figuring out what you're passionate about: had a coworker years ago who was a fashion designer (and occasional costume designer, which is how I ended up working with him) who said he went to FIT and he's worked a bit at that point and had seen a lot of [mostly women in his case] say they want to be a fashion designer and they love fashion...but really they love shopping. They very clearly never cared about or had a knack for art and design, and only some had the grit to get good at the technical skills. I'm in games/film as a concept artist, I see the same thing on my side (just a sex reversal, it's usually men who think they want to be a gamedev, but then really they just love *playing* games, not making them). How I ended up on this video probably is because the games industry (and all tangential industries with jobs I'd normally easily jump to) crashed last year, and similar work has been in freefall since 2020. I still see students going into school for these and ignoring the advice of any of us in the heat of it. What I add to this ikigai venn diagram and the question of "do you actually like this or do you just like being a consumer of this?" is "if you do this for 10y and things fall apart, how could you market this background and resume to another industry that's equally as competitive [ie pays well?" "do you realize that the vanity jobs, no matter how passionate you are, aren't a walk in the park and often take about 10y to make it into at a professional level? do you like this as a hobby or will you still like it when it's a dredge through the mud?" A lot of emphasis on that first one though since it's not as easy to switch industries as people think, especially coming from certain professions, unless you know someone or have some cushion. My regret despite being fairly successful for my age and what I'd do over even though if I saw this chart and video a long time ago my current job would be right in the middle.....I wish I went to school earlier on and wish I went for engineering or industrial design. Both AREN'T what I want to do or ever wanted to do, but both hold more weight as a degree and career path that can be used in case of emergency later on, and both (unbeknownst to younger me) still scratch the itch of the actual base thing I like and am good at (actual creative problem solving....I know that word's lost its meaning by now but I have no other replacement).

[@SupriyaBaruQA]

Just found my calling this year. Such an excellent video. You are killing it with your content. The strengths you have are: succinct, quality and a great delivery 🙏🙏

[@TravisMedia]

Thank you

[@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 😢?

[@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.

[@greatlymanua3185]

ever read the quote that said "if don't love what you do then learn to love what you do"

[@one234569and10]

The worst part of all this is when you are in your 50s, and nobody wants to hire you because of your age and time out of work. I stopped working to take care of my mother, and now that she has passed I feel I can't leave their home because of my father is in his 80s. I have no money and now my nephew, his fiancé and kids are here leaching off of my fathers savings. I am afraid when he passes, I won't have a job, I wont have a home, and I want have any income or money to support myself. It might just be easier to end it. Don't know what else to do because the IKIGAI plan is very hard for me to find my way.

[@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?

[@backseateats9513]

I am 36 no self esteem I just got a CPA AND. I feel worthless I am unemployed and I still live at home I don’t know where to work no one hires me despite my experience How is this my life

[@endlessdepths-hr6wx]

So I have this lil' hobby of making 3d-printed and hand-printed figurines, but still haven't moved forward in making this part of my main income- and...this is why I watched this video. I needed to listen to this, thanks!

[@ResidentialAlien042]

Thanks for this video, it was refreshing to have such remindar. I am in Software with decent success in incetive but it has been boaring, I jumped few companies but they didn't have too much spark either. What helped me the most was the management, I realized I loved responsibility more than Software alone so being a software management with lesser pay than before was more fun.

[@rolypolypanda6332]

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

[@coding9409]

I always liked computers, but at the time, I imagined that software development was boring. I became a software engineer 15 years later and don't think it's boring. If I had gotten some good counseling, a logic course, or a computer science course maybe I would have discovered it sooner.

[@semosancus5506]

It's not boring for 10 or 20 years. then you realize it's the same problems over and over and everybody has a new mouse trap to solve them. And then one day you'll realize computers are soulless. Enjoy the people side of it, not the technology side. That's my advice.