Success, failure and the drive to keep creating | Elizabeth Gilbert

[@pyr666]

i always love seeing writers get on here. they have all the passion of the scientists, engineers and educators, but with the command of the english language to make us all feel it.

[@LightWthoutTheStatic]

***** I'm not sure what you're getting at... I have to agree with pyr.

[@milesrudy870]

Instablaster...

[@moviechic07]

I cried, I finally realized where my home is. Despite the failure I'm going through right now, I feel like I finally see the direction I keep going into, and thats been my home all along.

[@AGNNewsChannel]

+moviechic07 i feel you!

[@KILYAN.MBAPPE107]

yes I feel you 2!!!

[@إبراهيمخبراني-ط8ك]

Aman Baloch

[@jamesrudolph4151]

Hi moviechic07, it's me James from the first floor. Apartment A4. You live on the third floor, next to the stairwell, C8, hope this helps!

[@sambridhip]

Hope you made it! :)

[@rosariomsoley]

"Fight your back to that home, the only way that it has ever been done, by putting your head down and performing with diligence and devotion and respect and reverence, *whatever the task is that love is calling forth from you next.* You just do that, and keep doing that again and again and again." Oh, Elizabeth Gilbert, thank the stars for your mind and your soul being offered to us, geez.

[@deniseserpa1540]

❤❤❤

[@the8thsagetowobola]

'Your home is whatever it is in this world that you love more than yourself.' Thank you.

[@johngrimkowski598]

yesssss

[@iloveaju]

I am amazed by her simplicity and impactful persuasion in her findings throughout her lives.

[@roydhatta]

Home is where the heart is. I also felt that she described Buddhism's ideal of the middle way. Even pure joy is temperamental, elusive, and is suffering as it can swing you back to pure despair. The point is to remove our sense of self-worth based on other's opinions. We have to "not caring so much what others think" and do what is right not just for ourselves, but for the work and the benefit of others. In the end, yes, it's a sacrifice, but it's one we revel in, and even cherish. There are sacrifices being with family and diving into our writing and work, but by sitting with them, we can uncover stories we never thought were there. We find our epiphanies when we have the courage to go home, to find our center in our projects, no matter how "useless to others" it may seem. There we find our gold. Our beauty. The calm in the midst of all the turmoil and drama in the world.

[@srimansrini]

Eminent writer Elizabeth Gilbert passionately talks about getting involved in something irrespective of its outcome. Tinged with philosophical thoughts of success and failure, this talk gives us enormous hope and that's life-affirming. Highly recommended.

[@amnerysfernandez6329]

Elizabeth Gilbert is very inspirational and motivating. Just because you fail on some things does not necessarily mean you cannot succeed.

[@DrNolledo]

As an aspiring/struggling writer, I found this very inspiring and heartfelt. I read about a lot of authors who've done their time, but they can still be moving. Write on!

[@shinjinobrave]

How do you do you ever plan on writing anything of value, if you're blown away by this trite, cliché bullshit? I'd say quit while you're,... behind.

[@maiang7448]

I have started learning English for 6 years because a stupid reason but now i consider it is my life. When i began i learned it with my passion, i didn't understand why during a long time i didn't know '' I learn english for what''. Fortunately, now i found my purpose and i promise i 'll make my dream come true. Thanks for reading. My grammar is wrong some places and i hope you will help me to correct it

[@aamrits]

excellent talk. Without focusing on her success or failure as a writer, she tells us how to be content with ourselves, that is by doing what we love the most. That is going to liberate us from all our insecurities.

[@abc78920]

I totally agree with everything she said. When you create a work, do if for YOU. Don't do it for other people. People's interest are going to fluctuate all over the place. As long as you stay true to your self. and speak to your own passions, you'll be fine and you'll be a much happier artist. Trying to please the public will drive you batty! I wrote my first novel last year. Some people like it, some don't. Nevertheless, I wrote the novel for me and about me to shed my own inner demons. It's not a matter of whether the story is good or bad. It's just my story! That's it!

[@TheRyanLamont]

I love this talk! The way she worded and explained her ideas really inspired me.

[@InsertUsernameHere2]

That is exactly how I feel. Feeling a little low lately but now after watching this video I am keep on trying to find my home.

[@adamsharpe9452]

A great talk about not giving up, about pursuing what you love, about no longer thinking in terms of successes & failures, but in outcomes.

[@WeirdBrainGoo]

This was a really inspiring speech. There are people who've had to give up their most beloved thing, e.g. a football player who gets paralyzed. But one person doesn't have to have one single thing that's worth living for. The ex-football player could do something else to fund a junior football team, or he could discover something entirely different that he loves doing. Just some thoughts I had...

[@Linchful]

I liked the talk. She centered her speech in one idea. Pride changes who we are If you "change" because people adore/hate you for something you did, you gotta change back. Find your passion, it's a good reference for finding yourself.

[@ronniestar8762]

She talks so beautifully and so relatable, bless those people who gave her a standing ovation deserved

[@Lulurara12]

I totally understand her meaning even though the event scale was different in my life. I studied more than 5 years from elementary school kid to enter special purpose high school and finally got in. but I suddenly felt lost in both way. First way was success. Especially by other people’s view. All the adult who I met at that time said “you are such a great,smart kid”. Even though I felt nothing special point from me than before. They just started to recognize me as a successful person. Actually that was very stressful and unthankful care. And the other way was failure. I got most terrible score in the first mid exam. And at that time I felt huge struggle between two gaps. I took one year off from my school and finally quit it. And for the long time I kept asked myself why I decided to get in that school. And the answer was just simple. Because I loved “Language”. (That was a special purpose high school for Language) When I felt lost and very depressed Language was the only thing that I did everyday without anyone’s care. So I started to study again and also found the job called “International Interpreter” And now I’m on a way to move on. The only regret I have is the fact that rebounding time was too long. But I also feel thanks to God cuz during that time I grew up and realized about life. But I really wish to do not face this time again😂 I’m sure that this struggling will come again as a different form one day in a future but now I got an wisdom and power to face it. Thanks to God and also to her who helps me to realize what I faced during last few years. Thanks.

[@TheHeartOne]

Love Elizabeth Gilbert! Every time I listen to her, I am inspired to complete my first novel!

[@deniseserpa1540]

That's It! Believe in yourself, keeo writing! Always "fight tour way back home, to your writing". You will bê able to do It, no Mater the results ❤

[@khaingthazinsoe6857]

This's such a beautiful speech. I even cried. Now I realize that I need to go back to my home. My home, the thing that I always enjoy doing, yes, I will definitely go back to my home, no matter what.

[@yt-sh]

Shes one in a billion! You can criticise anyone and everyone but it doesnt matter because you are happy doing what you want rather than what you should....

[@KhanhTheLearner]

Your talk gave me a lot of hope but it also made me question where my home is. I suddenly realize that I have always let parents, teachers, and the society tell me what I was supposed to be good at and what I was supposed to do. I never really put a lot of effort or felt any passion or comfort in anything I've done in my life. But at least I know that once I have found my home, I would defend it and would never get lost out there in success or in failure. Now if only I could find a talk on locating my passion or talent...

[@aliccoop33]

Eat, Pray, Love is one of my favorite books. She is AMAZING!

[@hanhanz4965]

I love the way she mentioned writing as her beloved vocation. As a catholic, I'm left with nothing but the desire to keep writing. Many would disagree but I believe becoming a writer has always been my vocation. There's no fame, no wealth to keep me from writing. I don't care if I have to spend the next few years not being rich as long as I get to come "home". Greet speech, Liz.

[@thamayimaodza2148]

This is gold. Absolutely magnificent. Liz Gilbert’s mind-WOW. 😊

[@mallikarjunbairi3896]

These speeches are really magnificent and anybody can develop an ardent interest towards English

[@susancorgi]

I don't like eat pray love but i love her new book "big magic" very good book for anyone who create stuff, us all really.

[@akmalsalem]

I think some people didn't pay attention to the fact that she had been working as a waitress for six years without publishing a book but she kept trying and she suceeded,no one said it is easy to do what you like but if you really like that thing,you will do it whether it works or not.

[@pagusmusic6254]

So true, it’s so hard not to focus on failure or success when doing things you love but that’s the key to really enjoying your passion

[@andreadaley4058]

Oh goodness I didn't make it to the end I was just in tears so great is my devotion to being a mom to my adult kids struggling with their health challenges. No matter the outcome, a worthy devotion.

[@SuccessMindset2180]

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[@unicornofwargaming5299]

I'm in the middle of writing my first book. I'm 19, just graduated high school, and the pressure to make this work is insane. I was on a roll with my first draft for five months... then I hit a brick wall. I lost my motivation, my voice, my message, and I fell into a place where I had perpetually given up and accepted a failure that haven't even arrived. I'm still trying to get back into the flow and find my roots, but this Talk always brightens my spirits.

[@mightygoodmagic]

Oh, how refreshing! She's such an amazing speaker -and writer, and overall creative force.

[@Elinsinba]

A kind soul with wisdom and soothing voice. Thank you!

[@rahullovesthepayne8690]

Came here because of Taylor, stayed here for her words.✨🌸

[@iamsuccessful2041]

I am very happy and learned a lot of things from her that how she failed multiple times and the attitude of not giving up and she worked hard for it to make her dream turn into a reality!!✌🏻😎

[@ShadesofSho]

this talk is so inspiring in that whether you are successful or you have failed it's so important to go back 'home.' Everything just works out at the end of the day.

[@mohitbilala2423]

writing is a big power to influence the people and change the mindset and i appreciated the all those people who their spent life to writing

[@wellbodisalone]

Remember that failure is always temporary. Keep working until you reach your goals.

[@maryfinlayson675]

her last Ted talk was a few years ago...it had to do with creativity. It was one of the top 20 Ted talks! now that was an inspirational, I got so much from that. This one is less inspiring, seems more like an update on how her subsequent books after "eat, love, pray" were received. I read them all and "Signature of All Things" was great and I'm happy that it is now on the New York bestseller list (yayyyy). I am such a fan of hers that I would read anything she put out. I find her Facebook page VERY inspirational, tidbits from her everyday thought processes.

[@maddieebobaddiee]

I’m a barista at Starbucks and she’s come through my drive thru lane a few times! super nice lady, she gave me a sticker that said “you are SO loved” ♥️ I don’t even realize it was her until I saw another lady who works at a local business that had the same sticker and I asked her about it!

[@mars__2961]

Beautiful speech, never mind how many time you fail or choose the wrong path, bc in the end your truest and purest inner-self will come out to shine! 💖 Plus she said the most beautiful quote... we are our home 💚

[@northcacalacka545]

I once read a blurb on a wall at a part time job that was really true. It said, "Life is 10% of what happens to you, and 90% how you react to it". This gal is right about the extremes of success and failure. She reacts well to things that have happened to her.

[@ShankyLightfoot]

I have never read any of her books but she is a great motivator!

[@regalionlupinus1646]

I liked how addiction was mentioned as a bad example of "home". The "most worthy home" shouldn't be addiction. It inspires me to work, and study. To better face chalenges and failures rather than escape from them into an addiction. That's just mine impression ofc.

[@alexisjavierriosmorales9633]

To night, I took my laptop so as to find something that don't make me feel hipocrate with myself. so as to feel that at least I do anything well and then... I found you. Thank you for your words, I really needed.

[@cielomarkcano4563]

doing what you love is already a success on its own. this is about being internally validated no matter what the external circumstance is. contentment and being deeply grounded are personal victories which are non profitable yet they make human experience very enriching. creative souls long to connect through their craft yet sometimes they get lost in the process and this talk is very relevant for these types of people :)

[@user-uo2vq3ms8s]

何度失敗しても書くことを諦めないのはそれが自分よりも大切で価値のあることだから… 私もそんなものを見つけてみたい…

[@sirijantey]

Omg, this is so good. I need this voice in my head, my lungs, and the whole system to push myself again from the place I no longer want to be in.

[@lilithrogers1]

Like the beginning esp. Yep never give up. Didn't really like E,P,L but millions did so good for her.

[@ashishnigam900]

Idk where is my home 😞 but I'll keep going.One thing is for sure...managing success is equally important as managing failure.period.

[@jannelserrano1592]

Lessons learned. Do not give up. Always go back home meaning to that one thing that you love more than yourself

[@ArthaDoyle]

I'm really impressed with her public speaking skills. She sounds like a pro with lots of experience. Good to learn from.

[@atmai6673]

Sorry for my English but in my country, if you wanna be a rich man, you can never have a chance to do what you really want to do because your living situation decide everything . You have to do things that making money immediatly. Cause im just a poor boy, but im love paitting and i do it since i was a child. The reaction i got from people is spiting & despising. She so lucky to live in a country that every skill or field are equally appreciated.

[@uyent5501]

Do you mean "painting"? Maybe you don't have to become a successful artist to do what you love. Maybe it's enough to get a well-paid job that gives you enough free time to do what you love, in your case painting.

[@1954patrizio]

Amen - to your definition of home is totally correct.

[@patrickzaldevar1291]

Just finished her book, Big Magic, and man how her speaking coincidentally matches how exactly I imagined her talking from the book. Wow.

[@ShaySun]

I love her. Thank God for her honesty, humility, and badassary 🙏🏼

[@Latigo]

"...i will always be safe from the random hurricanes of outcome as long as i never forget where i rightfully live..." Well put, Elizabeth.

[@aimeeane]

You are the amazing teacher that I've never yet had the chance of experiencing in real-life. Thank you for everything you do :)

[@phoquang1665]

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[@firatedbyt5190]

Yazmak bu dünyadaki en güzel mucize ve bu mucizeye sahip olak en büyük ayrıcalık. Etkili ve geekli bir anlatım. 💜

[@maasnhiu]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:42 😄 *Elizabeth Gilbert faced challenges after the success of "Eat, Pray, Love" as people's expectations made writing the next book daunting.* 02:07 📝 *Gilbert's journey as a writer involved six years of continuous rejection before finding success, emphasizing the importance of perseverance in creative pursuits.* 03:35 🔄 *There's a psychological connection between experiencing great failure and great success, both leading to a disorienting state that can be overcome by finding one's way back home, where "home" is what you love more than yourself.* 05:01 🏡 *After facing failure and success, Gilbert found her home in writing and advises others to identify what they love most and build their lives around it, staying dedicated despite the outcomes.* 06:55 🔄 *Continuous dedication, diligence, and respect for the task at hand, rooted in what one loves, are the keys to navigating through success and failure in creative pursuits.*

[@sdogboe]

Thank you Liz ! Each time I feel lost, I realise afterwords that it's because, I was disconnected ! I was out of my home !! ❤❤❤❤

[@аленаворобьева-е6и]

Thank You, thank You, thank You again! It was very important for me - to listen to your words. I am a painter, and I teach another people during last 10 years how to create the pictures. But I could not to make pictures myself because of the fear. Thank You for your lecture.

[@cinnsuamongar]

Great talk. Positive energy. Some people may thing you're talking about success. I know you are talking about doing what you love whether you are successful or not. Get a job. Do what you love on the side. Don't starve.

[@vasilyaraxmonowa7832]

Brillant speech which inspire me learn & love English more than ever before

[@lqdwzrd]

I am so glad her words are timeless and preserved here. Love it!

[@bigballs3095]

She said everything i needed to hear today i was totally gonna try add my two cents here I’m the comment section but as i was trying to make clear what i wanted to write in my head the really talented lady in this video done went and said everything i wanted to.

[@mirelladlima5278]

Very helpful to dive deep into one's own personal life to find out one's true purpose, one's true love, one's God gifted talent to pursue with singular devotion thru the ups and downs no matter what the outcome.🙏

[@bartholomeweshiwani246]

Very informative many greats rarely talk about their failures prior to them becoming successful....

[@jejekoma]

Wow, this concept is life-changing.

[@kevint7994]

Hopeful and Inspiring. For all of the "Believers" god will never give you or take from you more than you need or want."Progress and growth are impossible if you do always do things the way you have done things."

[@daniel_thegr8chef]

Thank you, Elizabeth Gilbert 😘

[@richasharma581]

Same thing happens with the musicians. They never top their big break song and ultimately fade away. Only a few become legends and in today's world this is even harder.

[@bellashiza90]

She's a really great speaker. Not all writers can do that

[@vickisigh2674]

im crying watching this again omg….

[@woodsarthobbies6515]

I enjoyed this. It is all true. I also read all the below comments. Loved the discussion and exchange of ideas.

[@tarunkaushik1550]

I'm still unable to find my home. but wherever I go, I make it home. isn't that survival? the exact opposite of living and loving your life! but life has to move on

[@scablet]

I love the signature of all things! My favorite!

[@conradwarne2756]

It's a funny thing , the idea of Failure. Not sure how or why we as humans invented the concept of Failure, but probably has something to do with a believe about ourselves and the way inwhich we collectively view the world. Failure is just an idea that got believed in. Just like the idea of good and bad, right or wrong. When these ideas are seen through, it becomes obvious that Failure really has nothing to do with anything. So what is being pointed to here is that nobody has never Failed at anything. We use the word failure because it creates Drama. We love the Failure to Sucsess Story. It's a way inwhich we can feel OK about ourselves, that we are finally good enough and worthy of love. That we have earned our happiness and Joy. That we have finally arrived in the world because we got it right. There's nothing wrong or right about anything.

[@agboolaademola1975]

Waooo…I got that very clear Elizabeth. Thanks for that amazing paradigm shift for me, I don’t need to worry about success of failure, my worries if am not going to try. Flip to right or left are both flip and comes with lessons.

[@gigiatlas2364]

Eat, Pray, Love and The signature of all things are probably in my top 5 💙

[@epoint605]

Wow! Finally a Ted Talk that left a lasting impression on me

[@glorynnadozie9456]

Great Inspiration from Elizabeth Gilbert! "Go back home"

[@appscoteam8105]

This is beautiful advice that truly inspires.Keep this in your mind when you feel lost.

[@suzettehernandez8200]

Beautifully spoken!

[@redbougainvilia2544]

Wow! such powerful words and exactly what I needed to hear now... Thank you for reminding me of what my HOME is and what is worth doing over and over again despite success and failure.

[@abhimat]

Quite an idea "Home is what you love to do more than you love yourself"

[@traceyobrien3358]

Thank you for your beautiful insights into negotiating life's challenges.

[@katepinkett4649]

Liz, you are one of my heroines. Thank you for this talk.

[@erinsmithglennthescarvinar7307]

This is my medicine today. Thank you.

[@carmel4180]

whose here after watching taylor swift's tiny desk concert?!

[@francescoparisi4409]

yessexactly!

[@إيمانالأهدل-ض5ر]

Yes, what we love and we can do that is our home, also that makes us live life as we want not what other want

[@imfromchina.4048]

I love this lady.

[@SPAPBrocker]

Beautiful points. Also supports being indipendant from outcome.

[@ishwaritank]

Thank you Elizabeth Gilbert, I love you! 😘

[@rowebil00]

That was so beautiful. She might be above Brene Brown in my book. Amazing speech. Really.

[@hussein688]

Videos like this remind me why I subscribed to this channel.

[@robinfletcher6718]

this is so incredibly correct. Just extraordinary

[@naeemsiddiqui5418]

I was always struggling to focus on my goals, but Forwago's personalized plans really helped me to do it. I know it is not much, but I finally have started to work on achieving my goals and I keep making progress.

[@IamTheBuckethead]

Really appreciate the thoughtfulness of this. It's something that I strive towards.