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.

[@k3zani265]

I feel as though having a therapist might help speed along the process

[@Viggi999]

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

[@officialrivv]

This 👏👏👏

[@ahmedtejanjalloh462]

Definitely, I'm here exploring my life interest while still stuck on my old life.

[@happyhero1093]

You hit me with this one

[@bbqfire6199]

because its expensive

[@oneshotprestige]

You’ll never have certainty. Make moves towards paths that call to you. You’ll never truly know if it’s for you until you experience it. Embrace the uncertainty, that’s what makes life worth living. Endless comfort and complaceny kills.

[@BronwynAlexandriaa]

I am 29, and I genuinely believe I wasted my 20s (professionally). I continuously doubted myself & operated out of fear. Now I started my own business & I am determined to make my own business work.

[@AwakeningVibes-369]

I feel, there is nothing wasted. Some toddlers takes longer that other walk, but it happens in its sweet time. 🙂

[@sulliswanton]

Congrats! What type of business did you create?

[@airandi100]

Good for you I’m in this stage of my life

[@Deanna1295]

I just turned 29 a couple weeks ago and I’m in your exact same boat. What’s your business about?

[@drayvinwilliams2389]

If you're a woman, maybe you should just try to be a good person and find a husband.

[@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.

[@barnabykent6698]

​@@KingaGorskiIt depends in what circumstance you live. Some circumstances dictate that poverty is the worst case (worse than boredom or the feeling of not being self-actualised). I think having kids often changes where the worst-case lies and introduces a higher-level of love that brings passion to doing boring things.

[@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!!

[@maksym7279]

Don't underestimate yourself - no one failed. You did what you could and were good at. Just as you were taught. To be here and now, you had to go through it all. You gained valuable experience that nothing can replace. Thanks to that experience, you are who you are. Now you are among the chosen ones who understand and realize that something is wrong and something needs to be changed. You are lucky. You are very, very lucky. Millions of people will live worthless gray lives and will never understand and realize this. And you are the lucky ones.

[@maksym7279]

Think twice about what is more important to you - your happiness or the ghostly carrot you will chase until you die.

[@samlavez001]

Coming out of facing alot, I knew two things about the stock market: It caused the Great Depression, and the fastest way to make a million on the markets was to start with two million. And then the Great Recession happened only a few years later. So yeah, I wish someone had better explained it to me earlier in life. Having a good entry and exit strategy will make you succeed in the stock market.

[@AravindRia]

There are actually a lot of ways to make high yields in a crisis, but such trades are best done under the supervision of Financial advisor.

[@PositiveChange-e7x]

Exactly, most of the investors pays more attention to the profit aspect forgetting that the market involves ups and down. securing your financial position requires lots of patience and proper education on the market so as to know the right profitable stock to buy and invest in. I made over $260k in profits, from just the Q4 of 2021. Investing in the stock market is most profitable when you understand how the market actually works.

[@UnityStandard]

I really acknowledge your comment, i have been trading stocks for a while now but i have not been able to make much. how do you achieve this feat?

[@PositiveChange-e7x]

Rebecca Lynne Buie has always been my top recommendation. Renowned for her expertise in financial markets and backed by an impressive track record, she comes highly recommended.

[@EmmaDavis-n6u]

Thank you for sharing, I must say, Rebecca appears to be quite knowledgeable. After coming across her web page, I went through her resume and it was quite impressive. I reached out and scheduled a call.

[@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

[@Bo-lu4po]

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[@ricardo_gfo5174]

Hey, glad you feel stuck at 22, still young and lots of opportunities to go find your passion and build a purposeful career. I was in my early 30's when i found a method that helped me find my passion and build a purposeful career! How are you doing now in your career life?

[@GodsLightworker]

Hang in there, sending love❤

[@factmeee]

make some meaningful mistakes

[@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.

[@selflearner-ai-era]

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. Update: Can now develop a fullstack but you know this ai is making one has to be more smarter again to expect a job. now studying websocket and devops fundamentals and at the same time polishing my knowledge. internship are hard to get same as jobs, freelance is also hard to get out here but I hope God will send someone on my way to give me a chance.

[@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 😊

[@ieytch]

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 !

[@ricardo_gfo5174]

Hey congratulations on your graduation! How are things going when it comes to your career choices?

[@ieytch]

@@ricardo_gfo5174 thank you ! i chose to go with what i always knew best. Editing/ content creation/ graphic motion design. i still haven't made any money from it, but i am sticking to learning continuously until the time comes and i get noticed. as for my degree i didn't even look at it because it never struck my attention nor made me curious, i just did it because my life was empty, and if i gave up on it i would've been empty too, and because of university, i met graphic design and so on.

[@IrishSpyHD60]

I currently work as an Amazon Delivery Driver, I hate my job. It's not that it's all bad, I've had some really good interactions with people but I've also been bit by dogs, huge workload, and I've had some scary people threaten me out on the road. It's not a job that really offers any sort of upward financial mobility. I'm good at my job but my soul feels drained every day...

[@BearThatSwings]

life is hard bud…

[@deezoflexmo8529]

No bro I did that job for one week and quit once you realize there’s other jobs out there that do way less and make more money you’d never go back there Amazon don’t pay you enough for what you do trust me … it doesn’t matter if you good at it if the company doesn’t value your worth it’s time to go… but if actually really really enjoy delivering packages then you need to go to like ups that’ll actually give you at least 80k plus you worth more than delivering 200+ packages for less than 25hr trust me

[@jordanrinella8118]

Thanks for delivering our lazy asses our packages!

[@GodsLightworker]

Time to find another job…..

[@city_by_the_bay7769]

​@@deezoflexmo8529 what are u doing now

[@RichardMyers_880]

I wish I had come across something like Resubot when I was job hunting. Having an AI help with resume optimization could have made a difference.

[@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

[@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.

[@Spinks345]

Wonderful video. Thank you. I'm 41 and doing well. I just want to post and remind people to write. Write all the time. What you learned from the week, what you learned from your last job, what you saw someone doing in a meeting that you want to do, what you learned from a bad experience with a manager. The ideas will come to you. Writing is a process which forces you to transition one idea to the next in a linear way, and organize your thoughts. It helps process reality and guide your decision making. Best of luck my friends, and please remember to be your own best friend. You need yourself more than you know,

[@its.Rossa9]

Thanks!!!! 🙏🌸

[@MisssCallieGirl]

Omg i love this. Thank you ❤😊

[@eapeters12]

This resonates so much, thank you for this!

[@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 😢🙏🏼

[@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

[@ForexandGaming-f5i]

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

[@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.

[@DennisSanders_720]

Thanks for being so open about your struggles. It's a reminder that it's never too late to turn things around.

[@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

[@ricardo_gfo5174]

I was around the same age (bit older) when i felt lost and stuck in life. Thank god, I found a method that helped me find my passion and turn it into a purposeful career. 5 months after you've commented, how are things going for you now?

[@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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@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?

[@SnakeEngine]

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

[@ricardo_gfo5174]

I read a great quote: "You're only old when regrets take over dreams."

[@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! :)

[@PhilipPhilipRamirez_477]

I really appreciate you sharing your journey. It's so relatable to feel lost in your 20s. That diagram sounds intriguing, can't wait to see it in action.

[@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!

[@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.

[@shiningstarsmoonlitsky]

But when you live in a family having different sets of opinions and society with different thought process, its hard to live with what we think. you will be come across as rebellion and waste. If you cant earn and help others, that is also waste life. RIght? Success should be based on biblical principles. How many men are willing to provide for families. They are waiting for money making machines in women and chosing accordingly where as they should work and provide for families and woman should make the family. thats why roles reversed and definictions of work and success changed

[@MugiMo510]

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

[@JayeshMotwani]

This video is a blessing for me. I was so damn confused and stuck in life. I now have some clarity. Thank you Travis ♥

[@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 🙂

[@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!

[@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.

[@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

[@tif_tiff]

Thank you for explaining exactly how I feel about being a pharmacy technician for the last 10+ years! I will break free!

[@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!

[@lewisedwards4058]

So get married. Edit: What I meant is that it seems like the advice he’s giving amounts to “get married”. In the very first sentence of the video he says he has no one speaking positivity into his life, and in the very sentence, he says he got married and “stepped up into a data role”. That’s not a luxury everyone has.

[@MYDEEPTHOUGHTS2023]

Please Share with usfrom your personal experience of life. Whether it is really worth it to marry?

[@Addycomedy2420]

Thought I'd get married but just found her cheating so now I need to learn coding so I can afford to live

[@animeandasiafacts6194]

Just have boobs and mary a rich guy then divorce the guy and get a free house and money.

[@dienand_gaming]

You sound like my mother, “Oh, you hate your job. Why don’t you get married and have kids”

[@tsetsoangelov6455]

Lol

[@eugene-tv0]

Career advice like this is truly priceless.

[@stackash]

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.

[@Uncommony]

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

[@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.

[@oskarolczak8585]

don't worry, the smart(ass) author of the channel has an answer for you. You know... everyone has endless opportunities.

[@ricardo_gfo5174]

Hey, I feel sorry for the fact that this feeling of 'stuckiness' has become a belief! No one is meant to be stuck! I also almost fell in this trap of believing that my life wasn;'t going to change and i'd be stuck forever. I have kids and a wife but i felt as if i had let them down. Luckily i found a method that helped me find my passion and turn it into a purposeful career, this method might be a new door for you to a more meaningful (career) life, too! How are things now, 5 months after you;ve posted your comment?

[@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.

[@eapeters12]

way to go man!

[@clintonachoja6889]

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

[@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? 😢

[@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!

[@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!

[@johncasey5594]

You are 100% correct!!! When I was 13, I stumbled into programming quite by accident. For the next 5 years before school, lunch time, after school, in the evening and on weekends would often find me coding. Got kicked out of high school May of my graduating year. Just the same I was able to land a full time programming job a couple years later. Once the project was completed, I was laid off and unable to find another programming job, first one was kinda a fluke. So I went to an accelerated computer course for 5 months, tuition and living expenses paid by the government. 2 years later I was at IBM. I go to work to play, remember started as a hobby, and they throw lotsa money at me. 55 and still going, an almost 35 year programming career I have absolutely loved.

[@hacks.b]

You are lucky I must say. I don't have a passion and what I'm good at

[@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.

[@Texasgirlinacrazyworld]

I was thinking about being a nurse after doing crisis work in community mental health, but I don't think I could hack it. I also don't want to be trapped in a building all day. I like being out & about....

[@bkr1203]

I’m a police officer in a dangerous city. Getting more and more depressed. Only been a cop for 6 months. I put in applications for small towns. I think I will be ok if I can become a town cop.

[@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 🙏🏻

[@kobbyboateng670]

just earned yourself a new subscriber. Really enjoyed the video

[@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.

[@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?

[@mkuc6951]

Music is the toughest of the tough. My wife can sing, play sax and piano, she's studied and learn-ed. She makes money as a teacher mainly.

[@AlexSaheli]

@@Shark-Phin9576 its through streaming but actually there are many legit ways

[@yahialassouani6347]

Thank you so much! This video was super helpful, especially the part with the diagram. it helps really break things down and makes finding a career a lot simpler :)

[@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.

[@nihnjastar]

I loved school and growth and solving problems, majored in CS and got my foot in the door as a software dev but 3 years in realized I'm not great at it and kinda don't like it. My real passion is helping people and seeing them grow, hoping to make a pivot into Education

[@sk810av]

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

[@BiciocIgor]

The way you simplified it is amazing.

[@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.

[@jackjohannessen5995]

I love how intuitive this model is at conveying the information. I would be curious to learn about a way to build each pillar. I’m somebody who isn’t particularly passionate, spent a lot of time developing weaknesses into skills that are still weaknesses. I’m not at the profitability piece yet. Any resources would be greatly appreciated.

[@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.

[@Bbronson]

Social media gives us such a misconstrued perception of when we’re supposed to have it “all figured out.” You see 16 years olds making millions and you’re in your 20s and up wondering where the hell it went wrong. I’m 26 and feel this way at least. I don’t care. I’m just making a goal for myself to be financially free by 40, screw working until you’re in your 60s. I want to work to live not live to work…

[@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

[@MrDanny91]

The issue with the "hurry up" is that we forget to live. I get it, we need money and stuff, but the fact that we can die at any time. We just can't forget to live.

[@illusionofchoice23]

Oh man, I was all waiting for solutions, but you've only highlighted the obvious! Bummer!

[@rolypolypanda6332]

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

[@JackStitch]

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

[@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

[@nickfrancisweddings]

There's 100% opportunity between photography, graphics design, and any creative pursuit. It's all about niche. Hope I heard you right, but I agree with most of your video!

[@Lacotemale]

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

[@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...

[@deadshot3142]

same here bro , dont lose hope. all will change for the better one day

[@RawVibesAj]

Just find your IKIGAI , go for a long walk or travel to a place u love

[@hyperboliq]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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..

[@aw-jp8ej]

I'm 33 y o, I'm quitting job this month Yess my job was very replaceable, anyone can do it. I should focus on myself and move forward Thanks a lot 🙏😊

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@dienand_gaming]

I’m good at solving problems and architecting solutions, but I don’t love it. I partially know this because when playing games like Factorio or Satisfactory with others they tell me how good I am at coming up with solutions and optimizing things. I don’t actually enjoy playing either of these games. I work as a software engineer and it is miserable (there are aspects I enjoy, but generally not) I enjoy editing videos, photography (and other creative pursuits) but I can’t imagine turning either into a career. Well and truly stuck. Also this is probably the first time I’ve actually been able to word it out like this so… thanks. 😂

[@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 💪

[@DanielChristopherPDX]

I find these kinds of charts to be helpful retrospective tools, but rarely inspiring about what your next step should be. It’s more paralyzing than anything, and just another tool to talk yourself out of trying a bunch of stuff. That being said you absolutely should not go into debt to study a subject if the job market isn’t there to support it!

[@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.

[@earcosta93]

Thank you so much Travis. I just came across your video and it's just what I needed to find my way. Keep inspiring people ❤

[@Nangman66]

41 still struggling

[@JDL__99]

I'm 25, it's gone so quick, however, I'm at a weird point in my life where I am studying for cyber security but not sure if I want to do it yet... I only started because I've had enough of being in debt so I thought I'll study something profitable. My passion is health and fitness, particularly building muscle and I see all of these fitness influencers doing well, I'm stuck on whether to try this as well as working full time and studying... not to mention I'm trying to get my own place. Life is tough but it's actually amazing I have these choices to make, the hard part is knowing which one to choose and stick to.

[@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.

[@MrDanny91]

That's just sad. I hope I'm mistaking my thoughts on this and you at least have some hobbies, surely.

[@sodapopjam]

Some find it later in life, but we all for sure have one thing we are passionate about. Be it food, people, travel, even money 😂 You just have to find that which makes your heart beat faster, or make you forget all your worries then turn that into your career.

[@greatlymanua3185]

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

[@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.

[@mohammadzain32]

May Allah bless you with a job of 100k month

[@jensz9360]

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

[@peterlai6503]

Yes passion must be there whether we are successful or not 😊 We are fortunate when we have food and shelter even we face many problems in life.

[@samjones4327]

Thank you very much for this video!!! It's very encouraging as I am 53 yrs old and making a pivot to Cloud Computing after years of Help Desk and network engineering. Be well, be safe and Cheers!

[@bw9680]

Wow @53

[@samjones4327]

@@bw9680 Absolutely🙌🏽 It don’t stop in my camp💯💪🏽

[@Oppenheimer-gq2wn]

Problem is not passion.... Problem is nothing excite me anymore things which was my passion doesn't give me any results and currently I'm feeling like a dead body as i have no job nothing motivating to even prepare or learn something..... Existential crisis eating me ... Not have courage to end my life neither i want to in a pseudo hope that everything is going to be better...... I even never hope this situation to my enemy

[@glauovpe23]

THANK YOU! I am quitting my job (I have a new job already locked 🔒) because it just was a bad match - is not mega basic skills but is not specialized either, is making power points, hosting meetings and start and finish general projects, I was on a product track before that job, and I left that cause I moved countries (that’s another story haha) so this job sounded good on paper and turned out being a nothing job, everyone (literally everyone) told me is amazing that it was so chill, that it wasn’t hard and I was like “yeah but if they fire me I won’t have any recent experience and also I don’t want to make this salary forever” so anyway, I started looking til I found a Product role again, I missed a year and a half but I’m back on track… I’m 32 :)

[@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.

[@HAHAha-z8u6v]

@@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.

[@deadshot3142]

@@almondtree17 india bro ?

[@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.

[@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.

[@CoralBalmoral]

I hear you. Did you find any benefit from the ideas in this video? Hope you're doing well.

[@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

[@BillyWright-xg6ig]

Your top priority right now should be finding a book 25 Money Secrets From Donald Trump, reading it will change your life, trust me

[@samuelfreeman4928]

Yeah if you want to read 1000 three word sentences.