Write Your Own Destiny | Jordan B Peterson

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[@yakovmoses6863]

How can anybody not agree with him. An angel in today’s crazy world

[@hero4fun131]

Not everyone is smart.

[@rossdempsey829]

Nobody is perfect.

[@zrob692]

People who really listen to him don’t tend to disagree with him.

[@jeann2264]

This man has changed my life. As a single mother of 2 beautiful kids, he helped me find direction and purpose to be the best I can be for my children. Since his 1st time on Joe Rogan and all the other conversations he's had with Joe, Jocko Willink and Jordan's own videos. Life changers.

[@invictus_They-Them_Nazi_Hunter]

Then you shouldn't be a single mother in the first place.

[@farfaraway2006]

keep it up!!

[@jeann2264]

@@farfaraway2006 thank you for the positive feedback. Hope your day is going good.

[@marcelobarreto1673]

god bless you and your kids

[@jeann2264]

@@marcelobarreto1673 thank you for your kind words. I feel blessed.

[@gokusupersayajin13]

I feel I have not enough words to thank you, Dr Peterson.

[@michaellorenson2997]

Amen to that.

[@fozzy1004]

I saw Dr Peterson in the Apollo in London, absolutely amazing Man. I was lucky enough to shake his hand and chat with him for a couple of min and one thing that truly stands out about Dr Peterson is that he truly cares so much for other people and there well being, he is a true healer and mentor of the heart mind and soul. A great Man, one of the best, you can trust that Dr Peterson truly cares about you and what you can become in a meaningful and practical way.

[@zahariachirica5466]

'he is a true healer' Yeah...that's what the religious people want: a healer. So you touched Him and healed and now yoy want to spread the word......He is to old to set up a new religion but he would have been very successful for sure....

[@alepta8476]

@@zahariachirica5466 He has such a cynical and negative view of the world as being such a horrible place and he just doesn't get that our belief systems slowly shape the world around us. He does restate and requote some brilliant points and insights as articulated by some of the early greeks and people seem to worship him as they cream their lost and needy jeans over their new messiah. He also has an egoic agenda as clearly displayed in his so called "debate" with Matt dillahubty... So, grain of salt, folks

[@alexieyevcasanova7898]

A LEPTA you said nothing

[@alepta8476]

@@alexieyevcasanova7898 clearly i said nothing you could understand. Hence your vacuous comment

[@infiniLor]

@@alepta8476 ooooooo you are sooooo learrr-ned....

[@korviscapetrova5269]

he is singularly better than most other so called *"motivational speakers out there"*

[@edicavani2570]

To imagine that he struggles so much but cares so much for others and tries so hard to uplift the world. Absolute blessing

[@marieahlin1718]

Jordan Peterson for president! 😉❤

[@cmattbacon7838]

Doesn't Canada use a king?

[@marieahlin1718]

@@cmattbacon7838 Well king or president don't make any difference to me 😁👍👑

[@cmattbacon7838]

@@azemgurra lamentable

[@mandywerner5140]

And again he lifts me up. Jez this man, his being has something so magnificant. I am deeply happy that I've got to know him. Also, thank you for putting up this video and all of the description. Bless you

[@handssolo7980]

It rests in my Hands, bereft of wisdom, to not have just spoken, but to have said something.

[@Rodolfo4911]

Thank You Dr. Peterson.

[@starfox5919]

This profesor is textbook describing step by step the education i grew up with in Costa Rica and it works i feel proud of the teachers i had here ...Amazing video 👍

[@eonryan8491]

1:29 - think deeply about your destiny 2:09 - you can have what you want, but you have to specify it 4:06 6:08 - you have the capacity to write your destiny 8:17 - good first bad draft aim for your life is incomparably better..

[@efemie]

This is quite important & it changed what I really wanted to do, I was lucky to have a teach at college level that asked it in the 90s ☺️

[@SJtheMFZB]

That was an act of God guiding your steps a bit earlier than us. I'm blessed to read that you have such favor in your life.

[@kathleenwharton2139]

I wrote my own destiny..and it was years of suffering! I learned that it would have been better to turn this over to God. We are Here to Do Gods Will..not our own. God is a lot smarter than we are! The sooner you can connect to God and learn to Live HIS WILL..the better off you will be.

[@michaellorenson2997]

Thank you for all you do, Dr. Peterson.

[@Dadschairwisdom]

Having not gone to uni I was always astounded with the amount of people I knew dropping out or going into a completely different direction career wise. Like uni was a journey of self discovery instead of actually knowing with certainty who you are and what to shoot for pre attendance.

[@maplenook]

jason johnson far too expensive place to go to find yourself

[@martinprochazka3714]

​@@maplenook did you know that there are countries on this planet where university is free?

[@dannyray3863]

Words are so captivating you forget there are people sitting right beside him

[@Gnomenclature22]

Greatest Convo I’ve ever attended at Liberty. Truly one of the greatest thinkers of our time.

[@sydw1173]

So much to learn from this man

[@nathanjunior8618]

Thank you again Jordan.

[@zazzles123]

I feel like I've been fooled by the education system, even though it's always been me and my choices

[@charmainemiles4089]

Professor Jordan Peterson has the most incredible, brilliant, mind we can all learn from just keep watching and wake up to the beautiful mind of our time.

[@6figuregeneration574]

Ever since I started following your work everytime I speak I hear you in my head like you help Me so much im becoming a better Man by day thank you Sir 😊

[@papasgirl7777777]

Love him!

[@leighannmcclendon4214]

I really enjoy watching his Harvard lectures and I did have the pleasure of going to hear him once. His book 12 rules for life helped me a great deal!

[@InspirationalArchive]

I love you JP!!

[@369jwillow]

Seriously, he is an absolute genius!

[@deborahanderson1160]

Finally a man who can speak to BOTH men and women in such an amazing way. He is straight forward, clear thinking and so grounded in truth. FINALLY!!!! Love this man, Jordan Peterson keep it up! I wish Trump would put him on his staff...

[@user-fv5ms4sz8e]

I would be totally content with the goal that people quit writing other people's destiny. Once this occurs, those other people stand a good chance of writing their own.

[@authentic_tone]

Beautiful is all❤️

[@malcolmyip8247]

This is too good.

[@modernroyaljams]

It's practical and makes sense! Set the aim. Maybe do that not so well, however, it's much better than not trying to achieve the aim because you think you might not be able to do it at all! He has so much useful stuff to say and I appreciate that he is!

[@harry356]

JP gold!

[@yazdanelysium]

This is single most important thing if anyone wants to change for better ❤❤🎉🎉

[@CoachingIntelligence]

Great content.

[@robiu013]

don't let anybody dull your sparkle!

[@mukulgupta6110]

Good man

[@jayachandranthampi4807]

Ancient Alive Again...👌👍🙏 Before Senses, before life, before getting it.... Intellect, Heart / physiology & Body together!!!

[@albertodeulofeu5277]

I wish i would’ve found him in my 20s. Feel like it’s too late for some things now.

[@animegothvampire1999]

It’s not too late to do anything in life

[@Jay-rb6er]

@@animegothvampire1999 what of you already got into the hell

[@joebeamish]

I understand and am tempted to agree. But I can’t just quit.

[@iartit8353]

Basically set goal and do your best to achieve it (sometimes life has other plans.)

[@Galaxy12146]

Yoooo JP!! 😎😁 THANK YOU

[@mikepawlikguitar]

A good first draft aim for your life is incomparably better than... vague, nihilistic hopelessness. Amen.

[@prashantrajput8039]

"The tentative draft of your future is much better than the complete hopelessness,nihilistic and ignorant character". I like this one.

[@michaelcrossley7349]

James 4:13-17 comes to mind.

[@VE11]

Watching this again and I'm pretty he wasn't feeling too well at this time

[@cmattbacon7838]

If Jordan stopped posting videos I would be addiction free in a heartbeat. Ya know..once I ran out. 😂

[@martinprochazka3714]

Congrats

[@driftless7134]

"Do what thou wilt". Nice Liberty University.

[@Andrea-pm3dy]

❤

[@19971ali]

Think and grow rich!

[@gatoR742]

The justification of my goals is something I am struggling with. My current perspective tells me: "The only reason I would like to pursue this is so that it helps me in a materialistic or otherwise selfish sense". I can't wrap my head around why pursuing ones goals would be good for the community at large or why they would be good for my character development. Does anyone have some insights to share on this?

[@philipdrozd951]

Because to reach your goal, you will have to get your life in order. That includes learning patience, self confidence, speaking up for yourself and others and much more. Ultimatively this helps your family because you're suddenly able to take responsibility and be helpful and useful. On a broader scale it helps even certain people outside your family because they interact with you in a reciprocal manner

[@jakehelfend5640]

Take it all step by step and with your intuition, you will be guided in the right direction under god. No matter what happens to you throughout the process, it has already been ordered by god and predestined inside of you by him to fulfill your purpose.

[@Kyoto99952]

I love how he used this moment to promote the self-authoring program hahaha!

[@infiniLor]

The point IS the self-authoring program - it actually, real-world helps people and their communities for anyone who takes on doing it (even poorly)

[@Kyoto99952]

@@infiniLor yeah I watched the video thanks

[@Searey07]

Potato head - if he was chasing $, he would be putting ads on his KZbin videos - zero of his have ads. Any you see with an ad is not his.

[@annablackburn5474]

I would like to do the Self Authoring Program but I am concerned where the information a person fills in is stored. How vulnerable is all that very, very, personal information?

[@riqui5406]

It’s explained on Self Authoring Suite website, check out the Q&A

[@modernadulting6857]

Write your fate with your own hands and if you don't like it, erase it and write it again. This is a powerful secret of life. We have such potential, such power that we can write or rewrite our destiny! All you need to know is what you want to do with your life.

[@elenagruber5953]

I would be really happy if I could manage to listen to a speech of Jordan Peterson in person. They already impress me online.

[@tonycaruson7583]

Elena Gruber I went to his talk when he came to Atlanta. It was so damn good.

[@fozzy1004]

I saw Dr Peterson in the Apollo in London, absolutely amazing Man. I was lucky enough to shake his hand and chat with him for a couple of min and one thing that truly stands out about Dr Peterson is that he truly cares so much for other people and there well being, he is a true healer and mentor of the heart mind and soul. A great Man, one of the best, you can trust that Dr Peterson truly cares about you and what you can become in a meaningful and practical way.

[@infiniLor]

Riveting in person.

[@ariadnabarajas2276]

Jordan scared me so much at the beginning I thought he was the Anti Christ I must have been so lost and demonically possessed I repent from that iniquitous thought or judgement He is a very Beautiful man I praise God for his life and I’m great full for it Really really really Iam so great full

[@scottfitzgerald5352]

C'mon, Dr. P. What do you have for me today?

[@kelmohror6960]

Better to ask "What can I find / learn today/'

[@nathanjunior8618]

Never before hear a Man speak like this. I did 2000 yrs ago.

[@Kyoto99952]

10 nihilistic people disliked this video lmao

[@emmagatewood3898]

6:20 onwards is very important for maintaining motivation. What is your WHY?

[@danielroy8232]

What do you do if you're goals are blocked by unsolvable problems? what if you can't do the things you want to do?

[@mpcc2022]

Then you do the next best thing. Ask yourself what can you do that you would be willing to do that's better than what you're currently doing?

[@lydiademello149]

I know what it feels like when all the 'doors' seems closed. Take one baby step at a time. Wishing you every success....

[@johnmeyer8232]

Alt right my ass. J P is the man.

[@justinfryer1347]

wright petey..

[@gold_apple_vn4657]

Yeah it is surreal and I'm stupid, the question then is 1. How can I get smarter? by following JP or by pushing him away? 2. Is it really like that? are there any mislead in his speech? Also what the cost of follow him ideogically cz everything have a cost? Anyone can help step by step

[@gold_apple_vn4657]

Should I follow his program?

[@tedphillips2501]

The morality plays of Gene Roddenberry did more for America than all the televangelists combined.

[@samyakkedari]

I wish i could afford the self authoring program

[@riqui5406]

I hope you get there and wish the best for you man

[@nemomemory]

modern day socrates with endless youtube footage

[@specificallybroad]

Jordan is so full of wisdom, if you like his talks check out a recent interview I edited of him about The Meaning of Life on my channel!

[@oghuvwublessing705]

THE LORD is good. HIS Son, Jesus Christ is Awesome.

[@usofdenmark]

first

[@danielroy8232]

well what do you do if you have no value and you're just a monster?

[@yossarius]

If you care at all for yourself, your family, and your community, you have value, and I'll fight anyone who tells you otherwise.

[@bobafetteste]

The very fact that you're concious about it and that you cared enough to ask the question implies that you at least considered the possibility that you might not be totally lost, which means that you're not worthless. Following up with Peterson's ideas, why not write a story of redemption?

[@danielroy8232]

@@bobafetteste People say they like redemption stories until they meet someone who actually needs it. Real redemption is radical because if you don't understand it, it looks like injustice.

[@bobafetteste]

@@danielroy8232 Maybe redemption will be accepting the harsh consequences of being truthful to yourself and/or to others, it doesn't need to be dramatically gratifying. What matters is wether or not that will create the most benefit for everyone, including you, would it make your mind eventually have peace and restore your worth in your eyes?

[@danielroy8232]

@@bobafetteste My definition of redemption is being accepted back into society and asked to participate and contribute. The one think people hate more than a villain doing something bad i when a villain does something good. It creates outrage. If I boldly declare my humanity and redemption, then people will find it offensive and become reactionary. or maybe i'm just being dramatic.

[@junevandermark952]

If you are writing your own destiny, you don't need Jordan. After all ... he might mislead you. “I act as if God exists, and I’m terrified he might.” ~ Jordan Peterson

[@ethicseo]

IN the God's plan :)

[@stevedouglas2999]

Not to be too obsessive about it....."? He looks and sounds like an obsessive. When I was 17 if someone asked me or told me to write something like this? I would have laurghed in his face. I also would have been completely unable and uninterested in writing something like that. I would have had to have been an obsessive at that age to do that. I am seriously challenging the results Jordan purports to be for this program. For how long did the drop out rate decline? 5 years and 1 month I'm thinking.

[@jaymzbeaman6116]

I wish he would watch and dissect the Murdoch Murdoch Nazi series to prove how it's misguided and wrong to anyone who watches it. It inspires many Nazis.

[@mazklassa9338]

Jordan Peterson's advice - unfortunately, for me - has just about destroyed me. I'm now out of work and have had an invisible breakdown of sorts. I'm not blaming him but there's something in his general corpus which I've had a severe reaction to. I tried to listen to him but I have failed. I tried to map-out a vision and bear my own suffering by forming an intimate relationship with somebody in order to eventually get married and have children - so that I could manifest the highest possible good. However, I have failed. All of the things which sound great on paper and in speeches like this have revealed a tremendous, almost fatal (i.e. suicidal ideation) within me. It's just about broke me. I wish I had the intellect, attitude, spirit or whatever to have not completely messed my life up, but my resistance to putting aside my own selfish ways has highlighted how unfitting my entire essence is on Peterson's advice. I'm not saying he's wrong. I'm wrong. And yes I know this isn't an example of "stop saying things make you feel weak".

[@joerobson6800]

You can never completely mess your life up. In fact, it is not your life, you belong to Jesus Christ. Turn to him and he will make you a new life. I worry Jordan is leading people astray, in that he has convinced many that we can follow Jesus as a symbol and not as God. If Jesus was not resurrected there is nothing left in the philosophy that cannot be articulated in an atheistic worldview. We cannot save ourselves from our own sin, Jesus must do it for us.

[@dorothysay8327]

You can do it with the help of your Creator. Just get started. Now.

[@ethanwalton2093]

The important thing to remember is to keep moving and make the course changes as you learn. And yes get a real relationship with Christ. Symbol or God make it a point to know Scripture and walk with Him. Starting out is the toughest part man. I've been going through something very similar. It's a precarious thing to unhinge the things not fitting of ones personality and to choose to take responsibility for ones destiny. Peterson has the Spirit of Christ and Truth with him though he has to walk carefully so as to not scare off those who are repelled by typical Christianity. Keep going my friend and know there are other people who are just beginning.

[@Justsomeguyyoutubing]

I have always believed in bouncing back. But repeatedly, I've faced breakdowns. And now my optimistic resilience and suicidal tiredness coexist like DNA helical structure. What I'd like to say to you is, if you kill yourself, it's all over anyways, so fight till your last breath. But more importantly, fight smart. Learn and evolve continuously. Be as selfish as possible without harming anyone. My motto is, if I have to die, I must know I tried everything.

[@merkisruiz3120]

@@Justsomeguyyoutubing Whoah, perfect description of my current situation. And remember, friend, God is with you.

[@iRA_mkb]

Don’t touch the man’s arm damn it.

[@MrNadDino]

He seems off in this video, I hope he is well.

[@Tomwolf22]

An audience member ran up on the stage begging for help prior to this clip, it was quite emotional even just to watch.

[@MegaNicolemarie]

He's very emotional It's a good thing I hope he's ok too

[@danielroy8232]

lol "you can have what you want" . as if.

[@mao4324]

Yh so Mr P, the world is getting pretty much biblical now. You couldn't do your superman thing and sort all this s out. Please! Start a country or something.

[@kforest2745]

It’s an oxymoron to call it “write your own destiny” when the writer doesn’t live and work alone. Boy, language is sure abused.

[@reb3799]

I cannot describe with words how much you missed the point of nearly every single word you used in your sentence

[@kforest2745]

@@reb3799 that’s because English sucks

[@suzanneblaylock9598]

I keep getting an awful feeling about this man in his blue suit 👿👿👿👿👿

[@alepta8476]

His cynicism gives him such a negative and toxic view of the world. Too bad he doesn't understand how our collective belief systems manifest the world around us.

[@Anonymous11461]

A LEPTA that’s why i like him. He sees the world as it is , not as it is suppose to be