The secrets of people who love their jobs | Shane Lopez | TEDxLawrence

Happiness depends on the goodness of our jobs, and those good jobs are made not found.
Shane J. Lopez, Ph.D., is the world’s leading researcher on hope. His mission is to help people of all ages exercise some control over what their future can become and to teach them how to aim for the future they want in school, work and life. He is also one of the most vocal advocates of psychological reform of America’s education system. He helps schools function less like impersonal factories and more like dynamic human development centers that help students achieve the meaningful futures they say they really want - including a good job and a happy family.
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[@rubychannelingmusic6001]

Hard to realize that he died just a year after this Ted talk... Man, life is short, better enjoy it ! Thanks to him for this beautiful legacy ✨

[@Ravi-ut7kk]

Not surprising, look at his physique. Didn't practice what he preached. Without health you have no wealth.

[@Ravi-ut7kk]

Janice Brown who is that directed towards Janice ?

[@Ravi-ut7kk]

@Janice Brown It's not a bash on him Janice but just more my frustration especially during Covid that we don't want to look at our nutrition or fitness standards instead we want to know when MacDonalds and other fast food chains are ready to be open. A strong immune system can fight off any virus and this society wouldnt be so weak minded as it is right now relying on some vaccine to cure their bad habits

[@KitsuneAoi]

@@Ravi-ut7kk True but... what about those of us that can't get our immunity up to snuff? Or suffer from cystic fibrosis or thyroid problems which affect our physique regardless of our lifestyle? I see what you're saying, but, unless you know the cause of his death, I invite you to consider that a person's physique isn't necessarily a health bill. If only losing weight and exercising more could cure all pandemics, I wish!

[@Ravi-ut7kk]

ThornedEmbers thorn thanks for your response and input but I’m talking about the grander scale . This is what people do like yourself , they use isolated cases and say oh well not all people are like this . Wouldn’t you agree that over 90 percent of diseases can be cured by higher standards of eating habits and physical activity ? I’m curious what percentage you think

[@jroig824]

- Take a reasonably good job and craft it into an amazing job that we feel as truly ours - Follow your guts when it comes to finding good and caring colleagues and bosses - Try to do what you are better at - Following your passion doesn't generally help because only 5% of passions are work related - Book some time to keep pursuing your dreams even if they are not work related

[@somalkahlon]

Thank you!

[@kara4590]

He is absolutely genius

[@viniciuskf]

Thanks!

[@sannaryles]

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[@igorstojanovic9668]

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[@jillianm8958]

This talk makes me appreciate my job. I'm a long term substitute teacher with a GREAT boss, supportive coworkers, and a good schedule. It definitely makes up for the fact that my pay is less than stellar. I feel bad for everyone who hates their job, because people spend so much time at work they deserve to love it.

[@kimeikoraevision5446]

I love that. They deserve to love it!

[@lauracapaldo6418]

It's TRUE. You can be around people who don't love their job, and still love yours. If it feels your needs to be productive then you just try to show them how they can love it too. Happiness is contagious.

[@maryl234]

Someone else loving the job absolutely does not rub off on you if you are just tolerating it. Most people hate their jobs because it's corporate top down. punishing, and low paying.

[@princessnyeni5548]

No matter how much you love your jobs, you have to work in environment that you are allowed to thrive...Work place politics is real. Jealousy, competition, bias, business needs and secret agendas is a hinderance to thrive...

[@Laurenlee87721]

I became a quantity surveyor because a very successful friend of mine was one, and I was miserable and hated my job. Then my life has completely changed since I fell in love with property development and started working as a developer-side project manager - I enjoy every minute of my workday and am extremely proud of myself and what I do ❤

[@adrianalessa3398]

I’m so glad I dedicated 22 minutes of my life to watching Dr. Shanon! It was very enlightening and totally matches my experience. Amazing!

[@leratomotlhakane2629]

The cake mix story will always remind me how amazing people think. Thanks great presentation.

[@melovescoffee]

Thank you Mr. Lopez. That was very helpful! I'm now going back to work a part time 'job' out of 10 years of disabillity. Something that hopefully suits me and my limited capabilities. Good colleagues and an understanding boss are absolutely the most important things. After thinking about it long and hard, i don't really care what it is i'm doing either. I might have to let go of the dream of being a gardener/nursery employee alltogether and do something else now. Sometimes it's better not to stick with what you were hoping for and chose another path to happyness. I know all about how aweful a perfectly good job can be with terrible colleagues and a helicopter boss/manager. I will not deal with that again.

[@dusanstanojkovic41]

This is what i call an effective speech,unlike the rest,this guy just sticks with the subject,not wandering around,showing great examples,and approving my thoughts on this,and widening my view.Great way to show to others your way of thinking on this matter,and i thank You now wherever You are,for i learned a few things from You sir.

[@joshuareynolds23]

and I like how he drives important points home by repeating them

[@sannaryles]

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[@AzucenaPerez]

What a great talk and full of truth! Worthy jobs are not found, they are made and you can design and architect yours.

[@angelicasbestversion3301]

Brilliant! So, well said. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@deltadeltatube]

There are many talks on this subject, but this one struck the right chord in me somehow. Thank you!

[@pkeggle4085]

What comes to mind, is the different personality types. An extrovert will surely be happier in a job more suited for an outgoing personality, vs an introvert or someone who prefers more of a one-on one-interaction.

[@AlikElzin]

Life design strategies? - Test drive the future. - Trust your gut. - Play to your strengths. - Craft your job. - Shop for the right boss. 15:02

[@withyoctopus]

Alik Elzin thank you for summarizing

[@connorghabra1031]

Life design strategies: - Test drive the future. - Trust your gut. - Play to your strengths. - Craft your job. - BE your own boss. 22:58

[@mamita5595]

Thank you so much

[@AO-ib3qp]

Very good talk! Thanks so much for the insights...great jobs are made not found

[@gidzboxbox8839]

I can never settle in a job because I love variety and having lots of nice down to earth people around me. My ideal thing would be teaching in second world countries and making international friends etc but I need to find somewhere to settle at home eventually. I used to love my degree in engineering but then finding out that it's just an office job hurt so much. I worked at a top company but my passion faded. My boss was really nice to my face but never helped me or addressed any issues then became two faced behind my back and wrote the worst things about me and made me leave the company. I'm glad to leave but I hate the unfair justice

[@kathleensantos3828]

I would like to have international friend as well, let's be friends :)

[@mosesgodwinjoseph8455]

Your supervisor appreciates your hard work and you are happy and you love your job. SO, YOUR BOSS MAKES YOU HAPPY IN YOUR JOB.

[@dalangie]

Moses Godwin Joseph No, I have to contradict this. I had a job, where my boss, my colleagues and my patients appreciated me very much - and it still made me sick one day and I had to leave. The people you work with and for are one point for contentment, but not everything.

[@JLThisisMe]

Outstanding presentation.

[@MesotheliomaUSA]

Die Kuchenmischungsgeschichte wird mich immer daran erinnern, wie großartig die Leute denken. Vielen Dank für die tolle Präsentation.

[@patrickalegria7620]

Your positivity resonates with the topic you’re sharing with us, that being said, thank you so much :)

[@jaywilliams7774]

Great guy. Rest In Peace Dr. Lopez

[@brentmac122]

This is the Ted Talk to end the need for all other Ted Talks.

[@venus3253]

Great change in culture that creates the change we need to be to see! Loved this thanks!

[@t3b0g0]

that was powerful yet straight forward and simple. i like this guy

[@matambaraissa]

That was really inspiring! Thanks for the talk! ♥️

[@Kenny-vd3yf]

Shane, Thank You. You owned it! Do know that you are acknowledged and appreciated. Right on! Great delivery as it can be labeled as turnkey approach. Took every word out of my mouth, & heart. You impacted & set many life in ways the Sun to lt's surrounding. Encore!

[@sanazs6285]

Definitely one of greatest ted talk I ever heard . Thank you

[@stayhoney6863]

Thank you. I was told from a friend that I would never love my job.

[@humanbodyacademy]

Right on, Brother! Thanks for the push, and for pointing out the directions!

[@beam8250]

Bravo!!! 👏👏👏 Excellent Talk!!!

[@alexislane1035]

I absolutely love what I do. I am a chiropractor. I have worked with people that made it harder but it was impossible to avoid them in a small office that wasn’t mine. However once I started my own business I have been the absolute happiest since I don’t have any staff since I don’t need them

[@msjreneful]

This is awesome to read. Hope your business is still going well.

[@LMCEK]

Best Ted talk I've listened to. Likable speaker, reassuring information. Thank you 💙

[@atejoo4186]

perfect the job you have.....best advice ...thank you....

[@WillChousThoughts]

I cried.

[@wetlazer]

I'm really glad I stuck with this. At first I didn't like this, but then it got really good, and I loved his message. This is not something 'gurus' ever tell you. The examples were terrific.

[@opensourceradionics]

Oh so inspirational, I have tears in my eyes!

[@hamzaalaudi1184]

wow I'm really inspired by that advice, great jobs are not found, but made.

[@docko2529]

Dr Lopez used to work with Gallup, studying workplace dynamics as it relates to disengagement. The numbers are pretty much the same in late 2019 as they were in June of 2015 with 85% of employees not being engaged at work. This is an epidemic. Shane offered antidotes. His passing came much too soon :-(

[@NiharaNao]

Totally Agree!!! I want to love my job, so I will create it!

[@XDKvlogs]

now all we need is a ted talk about how to love your time in school because right now it's just killing my passion for what I am studying

[@orfebalatayo8141]

Good jobs are made not found.💯 Thank you for this. 💖

[@kimvereen5107]

The message here is fantastic.

[@amarawinchester963]

I just got a new job. Don’t know if it’s a hit or miss yet, time will tell. But from day one I have this anxiety because of the work load and responsibilities. I go to sleep with worries and fear and I wake up the same way. I’m always in a bad mood and don’t have much appetite when I’m at work. It always happens to me with new jobs but sometimes this goes away after 2-3 months and sometimes it doesn’t. I try to listen to a lot of motivational speeches and it helps but then the next day it’s the same kind of feeling. I wish I was stronger and braver 😞

[@deejeff8846]

I hope you found a better job

[@estanford826]

Awesome. The day I took responsibility for my job, the day I decided to OWN my job/my position, that was The day I decided to risk being bright enough to do my job well instead of waiting for my boss to tell me how to do the safe minimum. That’s when my job got fun, joyful and profitable. If I had messed up, I’d have been fired or quit, but at least I would’ve taken ownership of who I was, and what I was doing.

[@amandasmith8327]

I loved this! He should have way more likes!!

[@gopalkadali935]

This is a good topic, We have loved our job and simultaneously love our passion, everyone loved the peaceful

[@ReinventingRogerOsorio]

It seems he was working on a new book about this that was to be titled, “Dream Jobs are Made, Not Found.” Not sure if anyone has come across a copy of the manuscript. Not sure how far along he was before he passed away. This talk is such a great preview of what that book was likely about. I only just discovered Shane today, while doing research for a book I’m writing. Immediately, I thought that I need to reach out to Shane and interview him, only to find out he passed away several years ago. God bless his son Parrish, who has since also lost his mother 🙏

[@wetlazer]

He tends to repeat things a lot. He tends to repeat things a lot.

[@JenniferBui]

+wetlazer I thought I was hallucinating

[@jacekprus6469]

+wetlazer Thats why this is 22 minutes long.

[@axlrosea675]

yeah but loveworthy jobs are made, not found. loveworthy jobs are made, not found.

[@mytzyrodriguez]

Yes, because he used to be a tenured professor. Professors repeat the important aspects of a lecture, so that it is easier to follow. =)

[@wetlazer]

Right, so you like to explain things, in great detail, so you can personally kill any attempt at joy or fun or humor. How super awesome.

[@kapoortanish]

one of the most helpful talks ever

[@PerfectMotion1]

you can make any job worthwhile if you are spiritually healthy

[@Linda-dc7rl]

Great message!!!

[@colleenwenos5427]

Really good and helpful.

[@zoebourgogne167]

Gracias TED!!!!❤

[@StasiSLG]

They cannot keep good and interesting people around them, their job is all that gives meaning to their robotic life.

[@richardaguirre9065]

we need more of these people in the world goddamnt

[@ImTash]

wow! I went to google him only to find out he died 3 years after this ted talk! What a shame he was still a relatively young guy! very interesting talk. I think it would have been interesting to also study what happens to 'unicorn' workers who love their jobs and are totally energised and lit up by it when they lose that spark - either because of a bad experience or because life gets in the way and they lose that thing that makes them sparkle. I used to be one of those unicorns and I wonder if the fallout from experience/life/redundancy etc hits people like me harder than someone who never had that. And are those people able to find that spark again? Would be an interesting study I think to play alongside this.

[@sarahlee8022]

I would say yes. Hits you pretty hard. Happened to me too. You have to let go and dig deep. YOU are the one who can choose your attitude. You are the only one who can pick yourself up! Life happens to everyone. It will teach you that nothing is guaranteed and how to take the good, learn from the bad and move on. Cheers and bestest!

[@riod7559]

What happened to him?

[@writingmaster3008]

@J. J. Flabenowitz what was 'it' that you took a break from? what did you do in the meantime

[@WestchesterNYMilton]

That's awful to hear. I liked this presentation. I read that he was 46 when he passed away in 2016. I'm not finding much information on what the cause of death was.

[@SouthBayEngr]

SoccerRockNY he died of suicide unfortunately. There is a eulogy online that you can find. Apparently he fell Into a deep and sudden depression that lasted a couple years.

[@mariajoaofmd6698]

i realy love my job, i just hate what it pays

[@doablefilms9380]

this guy is low-key hilarious

[@BrisbaneEatout]

This Ted Talk is worth sticking to

[@dinamo237]

This is truly an amazing idea about how to create your dream job😊

[@lynnegoodman3808]

I really like his voice.

[@juliefraioli6705]

I liked my job for 16 years, then obtained my dream job for the same company. Recent layoffs due to Amazon purchase led to the demise of my beloved job, and now I feel lost...

[@lisat9707]

You might need to start over but that will take time. Be patient and realize you probably will never have somthing exactly the same but you will just need to carve out new and different things you can enjoy as much if not more than your old job. Good luck!

[@renehenriksen1735]

What a description to call a boss a soulsucking happinessvampire. Probably they´re going to understand some day.

[@andreaszircher]

Wow! Great word! 🙏 Thank you!

[@sendagroup2952]

thanks you TEDx Talks

[@bobmag5058]

Great job!

[@talflex25]

"boss shopping"... genius. loved it

[@Aoiraider]

Wow! What an empowering message!

[@chiaraperry472]

Awesome speech, eye opening, and I can’t wait to start these strategies!

[@dazzledinz0]

what did people have to add to the cake mix? i have that on my schoolwork question but idk where to find it.

[@jfish032]

"I do enjoy myself.." - this guy 9:53 😳

[@bibilanabaijnath3785]

Great to hear, however I am a new nurse, it’s dreadful what our superiors expect from us.and how they ride our backs and abuse their power. Thus the patient suffers and the owner profits tremendously.😞

[@WestRoxburyGuy]

"Choose a job you love" and "Pursue your passion" are meant as broader prescriptions for your life's direction, rather than instructions about what particular job to take on. Sure, tailoring a good job to suit yourself is great, if you can manage to do that. But the point that Steve Jobs and Confucius make is that you don't want to be stuck in an area that you don't like, instead of the one you believe you were meant for, because then it doesn't matter what the details of. the particular job might be--you will still feel that you missed the boat.

[@francinegray9383]

This is absolutely excellent and accurate, and No 5 is crucial. I would have added developing mental/emotional flexibility. Why are too many current young millenials so resistant to this set of principles? Yes, they are. Doesn't matter their degree or schooling. As Dr. Lopez does, develop programs in schools to help prepare and really re-set young minds in this direction.

[@weili1963]

Comprehensive talk on secrets of people loving their jobs

[@marsxSIN]

we have to find our way out now

[@indrathakur9496]

thank you....❤

[@pebblepod30]

That was worth watching properly

[@tokyobio]

Thank you so much Shane J. Lopez, Ph.D., the world’s leading researcher on hope..You already know this as if you don't there's no hope. yes I know. yes I know. Why is he even speaking about this obviously , obvious stuff? Why is he even speaking about this obviously , obvious stuff? I hope he can stop repeating everything twice and telling us stories like a kindergarten Teacher.

[@tiffanycaparas2439]

try psychology books it will help you also a lot I studied Psychology n I majored it!

[@missshannonsunshine]

tiffany caparas what do you recommend????

[@mohammedjaved2730]

tiffany caparas I am indian who shifted from Saudi Arabia...I am down with my 10th and now I am really confused....is psycology considered good in other countries

[@arttrombley7385]

The real secret is simple. Do what makes You Happy, it's that simple.

[@damienbrander5972]

Art Trombley I do what pays the bills!

[@Nicool333]

RIP Dr. Lopez

[@ryanfrizzell736]

Excellent. Now please get me a job that I love. Thank you.

[@duggydugg3937]

My buddy irv was one of those people like uncle ray.. i would work for him on antique cars.. cycles.. trucks.. busses for bread and water.. sometimes for free....

[@TheOriginalMrBadaBing]

The book "The Dream Manager" is a great one!

[@jhonatanbaezcastillo5175]

if you dont love what you do, the job will be harder.

[@Ak-tq4zt]

Very well Explained

[@Gtedesco29]

He sounds like he is going to sell something at the end, like a book, your best life now, this is all you have to do to find happiness.

[@feef2963]

I hope bosses and higher ups would listen to this.

[@docko2529]

Show them the talk, Fay :-)

[@tursti2332]

I am right there. But ppl hold me down. So I quit alot

[@uenjoylife]

Thanks for your video

[@sharzadgreendrsgreenrx3786]

So true

[@kaidynlamo8561]

Nice thought but not sure that it is possible for most people in the work force.

[@SusmitaBarua_mita]

87% of people are not happy or engaged with their jobs!!! Loving your job is antidote to suffering...they created/made the love-worthy jobs. They are not found. wonder if this is also true of all business startups and solopreneurs?

[@Fearless-ex4iv]

Susmita B absolutely!

[@wizardofooze554]

Why do I love my job? It's the job i was looking for.

[@snakejohnson2740]

good answer

[@jimmyv1233]

I'm from New Iberia too! Small world!😁

[@RubyGonzalez2018]

Start at 11:45

[@MollyTheMoonchild]

Follow your bliss, and the universe will open doors, where there are only walls..

[@user-om3wp2mu8d]

Important video

[@hrobass]

I love what im doing, but i hate this system of opression in my work, and in any work in my country. How can i stay happy in such places?