Mike Rowe: Finding Your Identity Outside Your Work (FULL TEACHING) | Praise on TBN

Listen in as "Dirty Job's" Mike Rowe sits down with Matt Crouch to discuss work, identity, and how the workforce has been set up for failure. Join in the conversation as Mike Rowe discusses the many lessons he learned on the set of "Dirty Jobs" and how we can apply them ourselves.
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0:00 Intro
0:55 Safety Third
5:37 Lies we've told the workforce
11:30 The problem with eliminating art
28:45 Happiness is not found in your career

[@jamescrowe1331]

This is the man we need running the country.

[@VeraHuden-mj5bt]

A very wise woman once said, "If a job needs to be done it's an important job."

[@sweetooth133]

Mike never had kids but he is a father figure to all of us who love him.

[@frankernestomaldonado-tq1jw]

All young men in America 🇺🇸 need a mentor like Mike Rowe. He makes me feel powerful and capable of my own abilities

[@patdonnelly9392]

If you ask me, Mike Rowe is one of the most intelligent people out there! Just goes to show that intelligence isn't about goofing off in a college or cubicle. It's about endless curiosity, eagerness to learn, and willingness to dig in there and get your hands dirty.

[@viscache1]

I went to college prep, I went to 4 year college, then I went to 2 years in University for my Masters in Particle Physics. I was offered all kinds of jobs with paychecks i never could have imagined possible. I did it and did well…but NOW finally I’m happy! I retired early and bought a sheep farm! I grow hay, I raise rabbits and produce eggs (technically it’s the chickens that produce the eggs…I eat them). I work harder to move 20 tons of poop every year than I ever worked before and I LOVE IT!

[@manualgearshift4965]

I was in my early 40’s, finished my masters from a private university, was sitting in traffic to my corporate job, listening to Mike Rowe’s book and it influenced me to quit my job, go to welding school, and now I’m back in operations wearing a reflective vest everyday surrounded by hard working, not pretentious people.

[@ryanlee4458]

What book?

[@manualgearshift4965]

@@ryanlee4458 The Way I Heard It

[@TemjaSverd]

I’m interested in pursuing welding as a career. Does it require taking debt to be certified? Or should I try to get experience at a company that will take me?

[@manualgearshift4965]

@@TemjaSverd some welding/tech training schools will include specialized certifications as part of the curriculum or if they have a partnership with someone who certifies. They also have companies who recruit right out of the schools, so I would choose the school very carefully. Also, would recommend looking into robotics welding (usually advanced welding after the initial certification class). To your debt question, the other students (recent high school grads) were working full time jobs and paying for the school as they went and applying for scholarships.

[@M1N1Girl007]

@@TemjaSverd Some companies will pay for your welding training.

[@HillaryErin]

Mike Rowe for President! USA! USA! USA!

[@user-ho4nw5sf3w]

Grew up in the 50-60s. My father was a carpenter, the man up the steet was a plumber. The man next door worked for Fords. Men identified themselves by the careers. And they not only acceptrd that, they pretty much created it. I myself find nothing wrong in this.

[@surftolearn9864]

Mike Rowe for president. Lets get our workforce on track . Work smart and hard. Thank you.

[@newfreenayshaun6651]

Thanks again Mike! You're awesome! Said the gardener/roofer/caretaker/carpenter/plumber/hunter/gatherer/dad.

[@mikechiodetti4482]

Mike Rowe tells the truth. My Dad had his own Auto and Truck Repair Shop in the mid 1950's to the mid 1970's. That's where I learned a trade. I tried other careers, but came back to Automotive and worked in that trade from 1987 to 2016. With my Dad in the 50's and 60's I learned a LOT! That training plus 2 years in a Tech School gave me the basic knowledge to start in 1987 through 2016 to not only be able to do that job, but to keep learning as time went on with new technology. They called it a job, but for me it's what I like to do! I've been retired since 2016 at age 67, but I still have the 3 vehicles at home, occasionally my daughter's SUV and occasionally a neighbor's vehicle. Thank you Mike Rowe for this video!

[@kaitjackson2288]

Neat 🙂 Thanks for sharing

[@guusbouwmans5667]

My respect for Mike has exponentially grown over the last 15 years. Watching him do dirty jobs just for entertainment slowly but steadily inspiring people not necessarily to do dirty jobs, but to respect hard work and enjoy doing it. To me, Mike has grown from a funny guy on TV, to someone who could potentially be one of the best presidents ever. He’s smart, he fits in with all crowds and most importantly he’s an advocate of how to do things differently to how stuff is going nowadays.

[@MarkOPolo456]

He is also very articulate!

[@AYoung-rt9ij]

I love this guy. I've always said; " I don't need to gamble. I drive. 😆"

[@petebailey8223]

I went to shop classes they where the only classes i liked, i didnt know what i wanted to do but i found i liked fixing and building it made me feel like i had value and no one could say you cant do that i sure can. Im not a desk or computer guy and never could be.thankyou sir ! I worked 44 yrs in a lamp factory.

[@TheOReport1994]

I wished my high school had had a wood working class and an auto shop class but nope! :(

[@jangrahame4891]

These are the things that make for happiness. 1. Honesty. 2. Keeping your word. 3. Being kind. 4. Being debt free. 5. Finding a job you can do and learn to do well. 6. Being open to love others more than yourself.

[@Nitronerd]

The dollar is debt, the governments promissory note to pay. How is an American going to be out of debt? Fake money. Fake economy. Fake ideas of value. And American 9-5 lifestyle, selling time for money, is soul sucking.

[@pmuscio2]

Thank you for posting this!! It is great hearing advice from intelligent people. The one modification I would make to your list would be to #5. I would say: “Find a career /job and do it to the best of your ability.” Thanks again!!

[@digitalperson108]

Tricky thing is teaching the young ones to ignore all the messages to WANT, NEED and CONSUME as they develop into what you wrote. The system is set up to create the pressures which lead to the very things Mike is showing are wrong.

[@psrwhite]

That is perfect!!

[@nicholeloesch7135]

Thank you for being an honest you!

[@effortlessparenting]

Thank you Mike, every parent needs to hear what you have to say.

[@jcsrst]

I couldn't agree with Mike more! I am almost his age, went to college but ended up being a carpenter. I LOVED my work! The sense of satisfaction and accomplishment was amazing, not to mention it's honest work. The country needs skilled craftsmen!

[@WizzRacing]

I know what you mean.. As you actually create something with your hands. That gives you purpose and value. More then the self proclaimed, Intellectual that creates nothing but ideas. Most of which end up causing more damage. Then they fixed..As they pay no price for being wrong.. The skilled person knows right away if it works. If it doesn't. They figure out the correct way...

[@ksoutdoorlighting]

I quit my 15 year corporate job to work for myself and start my own lighting company. I design / install and look forward to each and every day ❤

[@InnaVitamina777]

❤

[@jeffersonstateofmind4057]

Dropped out of college, started unloading trucks with a forklift at a machine shop for 10 an hour. Now I’m in charge of running 4 giant 5 axis mills and get paid 40 bucks and hour with overtime always. I truly enjoy my job and making aerospace parts. So happy I dropped out I was miserable in college. Ps all this happened over ten years and I had absolutely zero machining experience. Hard work wins

[@chrism8180]

Hate to break it to you but all you are is a machine now. If that gives you purpose sure, go ahead. Work hard and save your money, the economy of the future needs you to pay down it's debt and balance the books.

[@LibertarianJRT]

The fact that Rowe can sit for an hour here and with Theo Vaughn and be just as captivating and audience appropriate for both is really remarkable. Mr. Rowe is a national treasure.

[@joshuatoro8977]

crew I worked at a place the first thing on their list was integrity then safety they said if you're not using integrity you won't never be safe on the job site

[@rodneycaupp5962]

My Favorite moment in a the Show, was Mike Row catching Banded Water Snakes along lake Erie. two at a time, and both snakes biting the crap out of both his arms. He would try to let go with his hands, and these BIG Water Snakes were hanging from his arms by their teeth.,,, lmao.

[@stankrieger3598]

Thank you Mike

[@InnaVitamina777]

Agreed❤

[@tweems9331]

Dang, Rowe is quite articulate. Great video!

[@woodrowbarnes2138]

I’m 68 retired teacher for 43 years Now I’m doing fiberglass boat repairs Learning how to make something old back to new again Learning from a guy who has been doing this since the 8 th grade He’s rough around the collar But is a genius in n paint and gel coat Can’t replace the knowledge this guy has

[@Dwelleronthethreshold89]

Is he rough or is everyone “safety first” type folk

[@WizzRacing]

You mean he is Tough, Roughed, Self Reliant.. All the things that build America..As you had to be or you went back home broke...That is what is missing. As Government has replaced them with Safety Nets. Paid for by other people that actually work.. What we call. You work. They eat..

[@Imissthe90sletsgoback]

So many skills are being lost with our grandparents and not being passed down like they used too because the distractions are more important. I think and hope the world is starting to recognize this.

[@lizcoombe4888]

Mike Rowe is one of my favorite people on TV! Watched this Praise program, and the very last few minutes hit my nail on the head! I was in an accounting field, and I was GREAT at my job, but I wasn’t fulfilled. I said to a coworker, I’m not really happy here. She asked, what do you want to do? Me: I love to bake and cook. She: you need to get educated in that field (The Culinary Arts)! So began my journey to my avocation! Opening that door was INCREDIBLE! I HIGHLY recommend finding out what your AVOCATION IS and make your living, because, when you do that, you are never at A JOB! YOU ARE GETTING PAID FOR WHAT YOU LOVETO DO! Culinary ARTS took me to a top notch country club (fine dining), to a local restaurant, whose chef I worked with at culinary school, to a fine dining club downtown, to a country club, to The Culinary Institute of America (more education, the CIA is now affiliated with Cornell University!),to a FIVE STAR restaurant (in my home town), to marriage where I had to ask my now husband of 30 years, “Do you want me to work or do you want to see me?” He wanted to see me! I found a way to make that transition by doing “charity” events, and cooking for my family! It changed my life of “work” to a life of love, because every little morsel given from my kitchen, is a morsel with love! Food is one of the most intimate items you put into your body to NOURISH and provide energy to your personal power house! I thought about that every day and I never turned out a plate that looked like a mini tornado hit…my plates went out looking like I cared, because I did! Thank you for this interview, every person struggling in live needs to find their AVOCATION! IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE! Thank you Mike Rowe!

[@68orangecrate26]

“Work smart, not hard”…. Right up there with “Good guys finish last”. That’s where we are now…

[@rodneycaupp5962]

68... 69 here. You nailed it, " That is exactly where we are now

[@jenniferwilcox9759]

The first part of your comment is good advice. The assessment that we are in a "good guys finish last" situation, right now, is bit reminiscent of "victimhood". It's also dependent on one's definition of what a "good" person is. Basically, it's a cop out phrase for giving up instead of rolling up one's sleeves and doing the hard work or doing work for the sake it needing to be done. Period.

[@R_D_EYE_R8]

As a Millwright now full time machinist and for transmission shop owner, I appreciate Mikes take on blue collar. I’ve made a good living for a long time and raised 8 kids in the process. Some have chosen college and the military and others are in industry and medical jobs. They don’t do what I do but, they do have my work ethic. A sense of personal responsibility and pride in hard work. Keep this up. It needs to be heard by a younger generation.

[@nichflor007]

I grew up watching his show I am now an industrial mechanic, he speaks so many truths. I’m not happy in my work but my skills are valued and I make a great wage.

[@WizzRacing]

You ever stopped to ask yourself why you're not happy? As I been down that road in my jobs...Then it hit me..The more I learned about my job. The better I was at diagnosing it and fixing it..Why learning how things work and why. The more valuable you are.. And if you think hanging them Diplomas on the wall give you value. Think again. It just means you know how to take a test. ie People that make an Appeal to Authority using their Diploma. Yet never once created or fixed anything. Why you have more value then them. You actually know how to fix something. That someone else uses to make their living..

[@DCJNewsMedia]

This is why people need a Mike or someone who thinks like he does from all angles and rethinking things all the time. I been doing this for 45 years and I have more than 1 very successful retirements as a result. Now I use this knowledge to consult in Public Safety service and private safety service . In business operations both Public and public alike. So working on another retirement this the 5th one And I believe the last one. But I will work till I'm dead in some way. Gardening, arts and crafts When you work and quit your body changes a lot and starts to downgrade and the deterioration comes quickly, and your body functions start a shut down process. 15 to 25 age group will find out in time a fad and way of life changes every 20 years and if they are lazy now and wait to work for years their body will not function correctly and it will be 10 x harder on them and their body will start a self survival mode and begin to shut everything down except nessary functions. I have seen people like this wait till late 20s or 30s that sponged off their parents who died and they had to work or die. So they were working for 1 to 2 years and started to fall apart and didn't understand why. I explained it to them. They asked how to fix it. I said invent a time machine and go back to age 14 and start working is the only way I know of. Elsewise they were down to hours or days till they seen the under taker. Some people think that they can just sit around and do little to nothing..... but real life doesn't work like that. Just keeping it real.

[@charlottejean3097]

The world cycles between valuing introverts or extroverts. We are currently in the cycle of rewarding bravado over bravery, verbiage over truth. It is my fervent hope that this cycle is cresting and I live to see character over charisma.

[@KareMom4]

I agree with you, and I really like the way you stated it.

[@larbueno]

Yes. Brilliant.

[@ntsmith2000]

While in high school (1996-2000), my guidance councilor forced me to take AP classes instead of pursing vocational arts. She claimed that jobs in the culinary arts, drafting, auto shop or printing were for only remedial students. I still believe that her interference changed my trajectory. I grew disinterested in high school by senior year and graduated without purpose.

[@PinkLady7752]

Noah, What did you do about it?

[@aaronunrue7274]

My counselor told me the same. I got a summer job helping a local mechanic. Then I ended up going to community college and got a certificate in automotive mechanics and I have absolutely loved being a mechanic for the last 20 years.

[@TuyetNguyen-pp2ew]

I believe all the kids were encouraged to go to college with no other direction on what type of jobs they’re interested in. I did two years in college, didnt know what degree to work towards so I joined the military, then got my RN. Many people our age are not working at jobs they went to school for but are still paying for the “education”.

[@donwarner6925]

Graduated in 1999. Similar experience here. Except I had multiple guidance counselors. I was told I wasn’t good enough for college. Worked in manufacturing for 15 years and real estate for a bunch more. Never felt satisfied with either. Now at 43 I’m working towards a masters in psychology to become a counselor/therapist. Go figure.

[@johncast9565]

Well said. Ntssmith2000

[@justinmills8084]

We need more Mike Rowe's in this world 🌎

[@grantloucks8265]

When I was in school it was called industrial Arts. I will never forget the words in the front of one of my trade books. A laborer works with his hands, a Craftsman works with his hands in his head(brain). An artist works with his hands, his head or brains, and his heart!

[@davidbullock289]

Truly, an awesome interview. I think everybody should see this.

[@codysp]

Mike briefly hit on humility. There is a true unspoken value to humility. As a person who's experienced tremendous amounts of it, i can honestly say its been one of the most beneficial things of my life.

[@aghauler1964]

My Parents and Grandparents, Worked in trades. I grew up hearing, " I work hard to provide you a better life!" Much to my father's dismay, my Career is trucking. I feel the greatest generation succeeded in giving us to much, Our American government forgot that the working man has always shouldered all debt. I've done well in my career and I enjoy my work.

[@InnaVitamina777]

If you're content with your work and your bills are paid you are arguably one of the happiest people in the world.

[@Piccolo_Re]

This is a great talk. Many men today need to hear this because society pushes onto us to go to college, and they try to make you believe that if you don’t go to college you are a loser and low on the totem pole. I’ve worked in Corporate America for the last 13 years and I absolutely hate it. Sitting at a desk staring at numbers and data and sitting in boring meetings talking about spreadsheets is literally draining me and sucking the life out of me.

[@davidmason777]

Till you see that paycheck

[@quickdiy8127]

I’m a machinist, I have to sit through meetings (and not talk) too… you just make 5x my sub McDonald’s salary

[@Imissthe90sletsgoback]

I deliver packages all day and it’s about as fulfilling to me as your job sounds to you so maybe we all just think the grass is greener on the other side instead of caring and loving our grass to be greener.

[@seahorse2]

I am a retired teacher, and I have always placed technical/physical jobs over a college degree. At university, all they do is talk and use theory. Absolutely no common sense at university, and my son was encouraged to double degree, from high school, one in academics and one in technical school. But I knew that genetics and talent is handed down, through blood lines. On both sides of the family, the men could fix any motor. So, parents need to foster children's natural talent.

[@kellygarboden442]

I appreciate the calm, intellectual discussion of ideas and thoughts. Thank you.

[@shaunvance3389]

I have been a blue collar, all my life , as well as my parents, never regretted any of it I think we’re missing pride in the things that are accomplished from your own hands , pride !! Sixteen tons !! But who counts ? It’ll get done .

[@troyrichards2434]

me too. keep going. built everything from carnival rides to repair heavy equipment. grandfather could help fix washing machines over the phone. IT IS CALLED PRIDE

[@frederickmatthews4259]

I earned an MBA and worked for 20 years in big business. Quit to get off airplanes, and be around my family and raise my children, and love my wife and family better. I'm now a general contractor working in a small community with a talented team of craftsmen. I make far less money, yet am more fulfilled, and more secure in my ability to provide.

[@chrism8180]

Whose profiting off of your work? If you aren't getting the lions share of your efforts then pride is irrelevant.

[@chrism8180]

Also I hope this is a mildly sarcastic joke with the "16 tons" remark. I sold my soul to the company store, but at least I still have my pride. Dignity is an entirely different story.

[@InnaVitamina777]

Agreed. Pride is important. The magic question is what is the realistic and happy medium between capitalism and communism? If humans can figure this out I think future generations may be happier ...Just a thought.

[@MrKen59]

Hey Mike - I’m 63 and in a well paid career with awesome benefits that I really never fit in. I’d like to be an electrician or a “handyman” doing stuff I’d like to do. Like you, in the 70’s was asked what I wanted to be when I grew up and couldn’t answer him. I was fortunate to take shop and was always fascinated with flying but never followed my dream. I’m tired of being the person I need to be, but somehow find the job I’d like to do. I’m not going to climb on roofs like I could in my 20’s, but I’m sure I can do something with my hands again.

[@reidcrosby6241]

Welcome to your passion.

[@vegasprepping1022]

Class of '86, B.S. in Finance, now working 4 jobs, none of which requires a college degree. One of the biggest regrets I have is not taking more risk along the way.

[@InnaVitamina777]

Yikes. Are you leaving any in Vegas? Or is that where you are from? Just curious seeing your username.

[@stanleymcvay9283]

Get money!

[@bandito85fx]

Hi Mike, Overlea 1977, I remember same talk. lol. I became a machinist, toolmaker, instrument maker and finally a plate maker at BEP. Work smarter, live within your means, find the right partner. I retired in 2021. Paid cash for a new house in Pinehurst NC. My first wife passed in 2015. She gave me two fine young men. One as a manager for online retailer. The youngest is seeking adventure in today’s army. I couldn’t be more proud of both of them.✌️

[@REPHETIC]

At a job, you're worth only the hourly wage you accepted. In life, value has nothing to do with money.

[@psrwhite]

Mike you 'nailed" it! Our nation was built on hard work. It's the hard workers of our society who make everyday life manageable and achievable! I think you said something similar in one of the intros to your show "Dirty Jobs "! Thank you Mike!! Love the song Mike!!

[@digitalperson108]

We are kinda like the Romans now. Growing fatter and lazier each day as EVERYONE thinks they should live as a prince or princess.

[@chrism8180]

So what does the rest of society do? Get fat and happy off of the work of others while simultaneously viewing them as the bottom of the barrel? What could possibly go wrong

[@exothermal.sprocket]

The common worker gets blamed for everything. We get blamed for fiscal irresponsibility. We get blamed for corporate fraud. We get blamed for evil politics. We get blamed for value declining currency. We get blamed for filth and corruption in education centers. We get blamed for nutrition decline in food. We get blamed for not getting up the 57th time after immoral and unethical employers beat our heads down.

[@cherylrosalis1948]

Mr. Rowe is so intelligent. It is always a pleasure to hear him talk about anything.

[@elgatomoscato230]

I like to tell my coworkers: "if everyone works hard, nobody works hard"

[@Ashedwhite]

Oh yeah 👍

[@TheOReport1994]

If everyone works hard, everyone works well.

[@lisadoran2341]

Love the message of this video. Working hard is the foundation to success

[@jenniferwilcox9759]

Yes! Working hard in any area of employment is the foundation to success.

[@janiceshanks7923]

Love Mike's singing Voice, but Love Love love his Voice for America and the Working force ❤️

[@gumby5125]

Being a self taught mechanic, small Engine mechanic as well as several other trades since 1978, I've always ( until I became disabled) been able to find work. I was raised in an environment where work was expected of you as well as becoming independent. I'm 60 years old now and I still find things to keep myself busy. Working on small Engine equipment mostly. I've never run away from hard work. And I don't have a Degree, but I do have Vocational training for Electrical wiring and Electronics.

[@jefferymatthew2776]

Amen brother👍

[@georgeforall]

Did you become disabled on the job?

[@JoseRodriguez-dw9dv]

Don't need a degree, heck you can probably teach young people more than a Prof. May I recommend writing a book?

[@timfinneran5047]

so much common sense in his message….. enjoyable listening Mike Rowe…. alot of wisdom….

[@jeffreyanderson539]

My English teacher told me if I did not start to do better in school (about 1967) I would wind up being a ditch digger, so after having about 30 jobs before age 30, I started a cleaning company in 1980 and retired in 2020, so I spent 40 owning my own company. She was right I would not have liked getting dirty every day for 40 years!

[@johnirwin1837]

I am 100% with you on this topic. I am a kid born in the 40's, to a veteran, farmer, carpenter, an electrician, a plumber etc. When i graduated high school I did not want to go to college and be brain washed as I saw it. I work for 2 of the fortune 500 companies that were in Columbus, In. Then when the guy a year older than me got his draft notice I said I ain't going to a ground pounding grunt. So I visited an USAF recruiter and he asked what I want to do I told him a HVAC Tech. The USAF in their wisdom made me an aircraft maintenance tech. I liked so well I did 20 years and retired as a senior NCO in a B- 52H squadron with no regrets. Then I got a job as an industrial electrician with no formal schooling other than my own will to succeed as I had a family to support and I liked the job. 21 years later I retired from that job. A little over a year later I got talked into being a school bus driver. I did that till an illness caught up with me from my time in Vietnam an I did not feel safe doing it any more. The safety of the kids was paramount. My VA claims were approved and am now considered 100% completely and permanently disabled. but now in my late 70;s I still can keep our 40 acre place up including digging up a bad spot in a field tile and repairing it all by myself. Yeah. I am very happy with my life.

[@carolecoyote960]

Love that song! Heard over and over at my grandma's house.❤

[@davidmakes419]

I tell my coworkers all the time. I work as a technician. I say I can't move up to an engineer because I'm an artist. Love Mike Rowe. He gets the the skilled working man.

[@cbk1232]

I graduated in 1978.i took automotive classes,woodworking,machine shop,pewter smithing. I became an aircraft machinist machining parts for military helicopters and aircraft.retired now. I didn’t have any money for college and found a job where they taught me at 18 years old. I don’t regret it

[@TianaHook]

Great video and some excellent tips ! This is scary time for new investors but the best thing you can do is not to make a decision based on emotions.

[@synchronicity458]

Mike makes trade work sound like a better deal than it is. The reality for most people in the trades is working really long hours in the elements, doing either really dangerous work or really hard physical work (or both) for very little money until you stress your body so much or age into late middle age/early elder years and no company wants to employ you. While it’s true that a lot of classic trades jobs have unions and pensions/retirements, what good is retiring at 55 if your body is broken? You didn’t “retire early” you aged faster. I’d much rather have a functioning body and work until 70 than chronic inflammatory diseases that limit my mobility.

[@nraketh]

He sounds just like the voice of capitalism realizing that they need more workers but having trouble because nobody wants to break their bodies for minimum wage anymore.

[@toddtheisen8386]

Workers are finally giving their employers the same amount of respect they've been given over the years and it's a beautiful thing. Turnaround is fair play

[@MrBigpilsky]

I have been saying this for years. Keep adding a warning label and no one sees the important ones. This is spot on.

[@jasonslezak9092]

Mike is a national treasure.

[@sionwalsh9467]

Mike, I've been a fan of yours for more than a decade now, and every time I see you in an interview like this your insights astound me even more. When you talked about the digression of vocational arts to vo-tech and finally to shop class, I thought of my great-grandfather, who left home at about 10 yrs old, taught himself to read and write, raised a family during the depression, became a civilian supervisor for the Seabees during WW2, and ended up teaching a year of college in industrial arts, when he had no formal education after the 3rd grade. For you to put this whole backwards thinking world into a nutshell like that was fantastic. Thank you

[@garybrown9719]

Safety is a state of mind if you have a positive work environ You will have a safe workplace

[@carlabbott9610]

Awesome talk. 👌

[@JrMartin423]

Mike Rowe for president 2024. He is a national treasure and needs to be protected at all costs. Dirty jobs was always my favorite show it’s probably why I’m in the pipe trades as pipefitter/plumber/welder now. Started as a pipe insulator but wanted more. Only think I’ve yet to do that I’d like to sprinkler fitter, boilermaker, maritime/diver welder. But if you are In the trades I’d cross train in as many similar trades as you can or learn a completely new one. It makes you diverse and never out of a job. And anyone who wants to get into a trade do the research, and if you have to go to a school or college to become a tradesman and not an apprenticeship or on the job training then your not doing it right. Most welders I know never went to a school to learn. They learned on the job as a helper but we need younger tradesmen.

[@dravyntrejo890]

I love working skilled trades. I love framing. And all I hear is that there is a labor shortage. But then when I try looking for jobs in the field they aren't willing to give good pay. After 4 years of framing I make less than my wife when she was a first year teacher. Jobs need to learn to pay their workers better.

[@danconnors8961]

your the best Mike, thanks for speaking for the "trades" and the artists they really are

[@jonathanwelter]

Living “safely” is not living. It’s just being alive. It’s not even feeling alive. Mike, you help humans learn that it’s ok to be a human, to try and fail in order to find the correct path for themselves, not what others say is the correct path, and that we should never look down on anyone for doing a job that has to be done. They may love their job, they may hate it, or it might just be a stepping stone on their path to where they want to be, but they are doing a valuable job that has to be done. Thank you for shining the light on those jobs, and more importantly, the people who love doing those jobs.

[@johnnyringo2690]

An issue I see with the degree is now the market is so saturated with a college degree that it has now become the high school Diploma. ANY job that isn’t breaking your back in my area worth 24$ starting wage requires a MINIMUM bachelor’s degree with x amount of experience.

[@stukenborgpodcast]

This is an incredible conversation! If you can develope a strong work ethic, it will take you places you can only imagine! A strong work ethic is something no one can take away from you! #dirtyjobs #stukelistens

[@prplfrogfishing]

Mike Rowe has such an eloquent way of speaking that it has the propensity to make others feel slightly less intelligent. He's very well spoken & speaks with such deep thought & profoundly meaningful truthism! He also has a great singing voice! :)

[@chrism8180]

I agree he's a very talented actor. You do know that's what all this is right? Acting to embody archetypes. Their profession is theater, don't take anything they say as a genuine or original thought

[@johnthomas3842]

I worked in an office for 6 years. A chance to begin a job at an open quarry mine came up. I worked mostly outside on heavy equipment for a fair wage and benefit package. I retired after 37 years of rocks, grease, hot machines and some bruises. I learned more on the job than a college classroom. I retired with a good retirement, annuity and medical package. The only thing I regret is, the 6 years spinning my wheels in an office could have been spent working in a job that I loved, meeting more down to earth people of the dirt. I learned a lot in the 6 years, my most valuable lesson was, working within 4 walls, was not what I was meant to do. After most of my working time was up, I woke to the fact, you work to live, not live to work. I developed a hobby that has carried me into retirement and even now I stay with the hobby. We need shop class in high schools, not everyone is meant to stare at a computer for 40 years, or teach others to do that. Shop allows kids to decide for themselves their path in life.

[@reidcrosby6241]

LOVE your studio/shop. I am veteran, college degree (partially on GI Bill), an artist, tradesman, entrepreneur... been living my passion for 35 years. I CANNOT imagine living any other way.

[@InnaVitamina777]

❤

[@justinmeadows8446]

Mike Rowe for president!

[@RustyClam]

Wouldn’t you know it? I love that song. And I miss your show Mike.

[@jefferymatthew2776]

I could listen to mike talk all day

[@maddmatter2003]

I was in the middle of the era you speak of. EVERY word you speak I have seen and experienced. 30+ Years of a career as a Union Carpenter. Retired as General Foreman at 51 years old.

[@arctyrus]

26:23 aaaand I started crying. It just sums up all that I am and, in fact, all that I want to be... proud to be a "working stiff"...

[@paulgardner5928]

The more I listen to Mike Rowe, the more I love him and his philosophy. Keep it up Mike.

[@fitrunner1317]

Everything Mike is saying makes sense! And it’s so true!! I think what changed is that we were taught and desired to chase money, it was all made about money!! And this idea that “in order for you to be successful is, you graduate HS, go to college get married and live in a house with a white picket fence” Hard work wasn’t talked about. Nor was taking risks. It was always about playing it safe. That’s so boring!! This is 1st time I’ve heard Mike and I enjoy listening to him.

[@onewomansjourney760]

Now we a large part of society that doesn't want to work at all in any industry or field. Everyone wants to be a blogger, an influencer, create You Tube videos & not work.

[@grandwizard9088]

Well, when $100k a yr can’t support a family or afford a house or invest for retirement and 80% of women are mating with 40% of men……. The other 60% of men don’t see a point in pursuing a 9-5 career

[@digitalperson108]

@@grandwizard9088 Is that really the reason? Supporting a family is hard and expensive, so why bother at all? We have bigger problems that who is mating with who if a generation essentially…gave up.

[@grandwizard9088]

@@digitalperson108 Look, after income tax and property tax and sales tax and carbon tax and municipal tax and manufacturing tax, im left with 30-40% of my income to pay for my mortgage and food and electricity and gas and maintenance 🤦‍♀️……. For what? What is all my labor funding?????

[@digitalperson108]

@@grandwizard9088 it funds an ability to tread water and live a quality of life far above many in the world. It is sad and wrong for sure, but we are still better off than most. Even though, it does infuriate me as well. Still it has nothing to do with the OP here, that’s all.

[@TS34675]

Wrong. People WANT to work, but they refuse to be wage slaves to these weasel corporations that want to pay bottom dollar wages. They want to work at home because that's how you can save the most money. It's not lazy it's smart, they grew up watching their parents struggle why would they choose the same fate.

[@BelindaMcFaddin]

When starting college undergrad, I wanted to be a doctor, taking required courses with other pre-meds, unaware those classes had their own niche called weeders. I worked summers as a nursing assistant, and had my first encounter with a patient death. The residents on their rounds would shuffle in, write a few orders and disappear. It was then, over time, that I came to realize that it was nursing I really wanted to do for helping others. I got my BSN and never looked back, one of the best decisions I ever made.

[@PamelaAnderson-bw9hs]

I am 75 yrs old i am quite talented from day one..v creative n many anilities at an early age .my parents refused me an education because i could DO hair..i could SEW..id say to them..these are things i DO not who i am. I need to do who i am. I even have had probs w my adult children telling me .i can only be this or that. I can only b a parent. A grandparent. I cant DO want i know i have been designed to do..designed to BE. Follow your heard n follow what God says he needs of you .blessing mike and blessing to you all

[@1401196616091996]

I don’t know who Mike is but I wish he was our Prime Minister…. Absolutely love this guy…!!!

[@bfulks2001]

I have never met Mike Rowe but he is still one of my favorite humans ever. Only my family would rank higher for me.

[@c4pt1n54no]

The problem is, working a job that requires training should pay a comfortable wage. That's not the case right now.

[@quickdiy8127]

I think Mike Rowe is also against minimum wage and unions

[@Lumilan]

​@@quickdiy8127 As are we all!

[@DannyGruesome]

​@@Lumilan i really dont understand why regular people hate unions so much. Its the dumbest thing because the poorest people that would benefit the most are corporate apologists who advocate for their own abuse by said corporations

[@DannyGruesome]

​@@quickdiy8127 unions are good minimum wages isnt

[@russellhellyer4957]

I’ve audited unions, I’ve been members of unions, trust me, they are not good for business. They drive prices so high that chases consumers away. Then they are forced to close the doors.

[@deborahmerchant7603]

Fabulous, well edification reflection by Mike Rowe. He presences critical thinking in a wonderful every day, every man way.

[@BrooksStyle]

More people need to hear this

[@ericluba6287]

Mike Rowe for President✋️

[@larrycutting4514]

As a career safety professional of over 45 yrs, I agree with you. I've suggested many times that "safety first" isn't always correct. When someone has made that comment, "safety first", I would caution them that it's not always correct. Economics is important or none of us would have a job. I kept suggesting that if we were doing our jobs properly, no one would see the difference that we needed to emphasize safety over anything else. The last crew that I worked with in the O&G industry, I helped them to understand that they owned the safety of the operation and they took that ownership.

[@StorytellingHeadshots]

Mike Rowe is one of my favorite Professional Actors working in entertainment today. This role he plays, that of a hardworking tradesman, is one of my favorite characters that he has created. He’s so convincing in the role you almost think it’s the truth.

[@jesinu]

In Dirty Jobs he "plays" the self-insert, fish-out-of-water, first-day-on-the-job guy. Not the actual tradesperson. That's kinda the premise of the show.

[@Jiraiyashouse666]

He has openly stated many times that he had NO idea of what hard work was, despite his many jobs and college courses until meeting the people on DIRTY JOBS. He was humbled and now speaks for those who have pride in their work which is VERY lacking nowadays.

[@samuelwyatt191]

Mike Rowe for president

[@user-th5lj6bi4e]

I only went to high school but took every arts . Mr daily metal shop Mr bebe grafic arts n auto shop Some very great teachers in mid ind. Now I am retired high voltage electric worker n made36 $/hrs Because of people like those, I never drew unemployment They taught me so many skills in high school I thank all educators, they really do have a hard job today

[@diersirrigation]

I like how he says I'm micro, yes, you are Mike Rowe!

[@rustycovey8793]

To set the stage. It's been 15 years, since learning about this. I'm 62. At 18 months old. I went into a deep passive state. I would dependent on my mother to get me out of bed, feed me and so on. "I would sit you in the floor. I didn't have to worry about you running off. It was your little brother I had to keep an eye on." In the summer of '67, a near drowning would end up shocking my brain. At age Six, I have my active state back. What my parents didn't know was that their Six years old who just got home from the hospital. Is actually a Six years old with a brain somewhere between a newborn and an 18 months old walking out the front door. My parents assumed I was still the same way as before. They didn't engage with me. They didn't touch me because they couldn't before the near drowning. So, here I am free to explore the world around me. A toddler mentality being lead around by it's curiosity. A fearless state. This child is fully aware of itself. The mind doesn't exist at this age. It is quite, silent in the brain. Which came first? Imagination or Curiosity. I have to say, imagination. Imagination takes the lead, curiosity does the work. Our imagination wants to be feed. So that it can create. Curiosity takes on the risks. It does the work. Now, I do not attn d church. Not am I a Christian. I believe there is a creator, God. I also believe we are here on our own. God is not in our lives. (I did attend church for 18 years. Read the bible once a year. Did not watch tv, watched church movies. Did not listen to radio. Did not read newspaper. Did not engage it listen to negative conversations. And before joining a church. I was already living this way) The day I walked out the front door. Into the world for the first time. This moment that last about four minutes. I can recall it as if it happened yesterday. A One year old in a Six years old's body. What did I learn from studying that moment? Soul and Spirit What I see happening inside me. What's really going on inside a young child. There are two systems. One system handles navigation. The other system collect data. Which is the Soul and which is the Spirit. I can't tell you. What I can tell you. They live in a state like they know time is limited on earth. Together the want to explore the world. Absorb all the data that is possible in the time allotted on earth. It is my belief what we learned here. Will be of great benefit in the next world. To the brain the body is in its own. To the body it is to insure survival will happen, the heart. The body is going to experience a great deal of pain. It will not hold on to it. The brain will not think about it. The mind is silent. Really, a young child's mind is inactive. When I hit my early 50s I had become like those around me. My mental and physical health went down the toilet. I fit right in at socials. But, I had had enough of the physical pain. Doctors did very little for the pain my body had been put through. The injuries. (Would I change my past to free myself if the pain? No) When we live through the four laws in nature. That behavior activates off and on all day four circuits in the brain. "Parents have the flu, the five months old crawling across the living floor has the flu. Yet, the parents can't get themselves off the couch as the child is off on another adventure." Joy is a byproduct of fulfillment. The young child is fearless, it's in a "Just Do It" state. It's living through the four laws. Activating four circuits. Causing the brain to make Dopamine, Oxytocin, Endorphins, Serotonin...the best feelings in the world and it's all natural, can't get anymore organic. #joy #blissfulness #happy #Soul #Spirit #creativity #curiosity #toddlermentality #

[@richardsurber8226]

We need to also show our children that work is fun

[@Josh-ri7hy]

Mike Rowe is an American treasure.

[@cturn9494]

mike rowe is just common sense on everything. he say’s what i’m thinking. that interview was honesty.

[@dynamitedmoney]

Rowe 2024 🇺🇸

[@michellebarry-devries1082]

Covid has caused us to spend 5 years of saving now with our second mortgage..our money runs out next week pray for us ..David devries..vernon bc Canada.....

[@ashland7858]

Work dirty jobs and construction!.. sold my soul to the company store!... Baritone, love it!..