How to Retire by 20 | Kristen Hadeed | TEDxUF
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ต.ค. 2024
- When most of us were children we kept ourselves occupied with games, television, and barbies. Kristen Hadeed was not like most kids. In this talk, Kristen will show how listening to your inner child can take you places beyond your wildest dreams. After all, this young entrepreneur had it all figured out before her 10th birthday.
This video came out when I was 22.
I was doomed before I even started.
same here xD
😂😂😂
Don't worry, the lady doesn't start her business until 21. The title is a lie.
Bro i got a year left
😂😂
option 1: have rich parents so you can hire web designers and make Facebook
option 2: have rich parents who own Hilton Hotels so you can socialite w/o having to retire from anything
option 3: be one out of 10,000,000 and win a huge lottery
option 4: do what you enjoy so you don't want to retire
Just some suggestions.
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I am sorry that you think those are the only ways to get wealthy lol. Take a moment and look up les brown.
"i didnt grow up with rich parents, my dad was only a lawyer" - things rich people say
Lol
There is a bimodal discrepancy between lawyer salaries. Some of them even make 65k/yeat while some make millions.
Not all lawyers make a lot of money public defenders and many lawyers with private practices can make well below the median wage.
That is NOT what she said.
😂😂
It amazes me, or actually saddens me, how cynical people are. She's 23. Who cares if her talk isn't perfect? Who cares if the things she says are rehearsed? Maybe you watched this because you were looking to attack someone, or troll people, and that's pretty pathetic in itself. What have you done with your life that was so great? What had you done by the time you were 23? I personally watched it because I thought it might benefit me positively. I thought it might have a good message; and because I have a daughter, and I thought that I might find something that would be beneficial to her. Granted, it wasn't the most amazing TED talk I've seen, but she still made some good points. Work hard. Be curious. Be creative. Follow your passion. Lead a meaningful life These are ideals that I try to instill in my daughter. And another one that Kristen didn't mention, but that my daughter, at twelve, already knows... Don't be an asshole.
Thanks Man!
are all of those "good points" new to you? did this lady open your eyes? have you not been working hard and trying to lead a meaningful life?
I am looking for inspiration not the same cliche version of what i already know. dont defend mediocrity thaddeus
Tre Ste so maybe you should get a life and not look for this lady to enlighten your bitter darkness and negativity.
Tre Ste
Well, I think that what is mediocrity for one person maybe a reasonable goal for someone else. I'm definitely not a champion of mediocrity, but I know people who could benefit from that video, and I'm sure you do as well. Everyone is not on the same place along the path, and it's not always about "me". It just bothers me how cynical some people are, and how quick people are to make these scathing comments about something that could be helpful to a lot of people.
I wasn't looking to troll anybody. But other TED speakers set a pretty high bar, and this obviously fell short for some people.
This is TED folks. Privileged, well-fed business people giving themselves endless lipservice and "power of positive thinking" self-help style motivation and expecting clockwork like applause. Its a secular church, except worshiping the doctrines of market economics, social engineering and utopianism (futurism, feminism and so on)
This is TEDx. They're second tier, local events. This is not TED in anything other than the name being lent out to independent organizers.
***** *you're
Muon Ray You might like this , Slavery and the Eight Veils. th-cam.com/video/4MiFO8VmKJw/w-d-xo.html
eh its more TedX. TedX is independent but takes the Ted banner so their vetting processes is more likely less thorough.
Usually I like TED but on this one I have to agree with you. Like ANYONE is going to start planning as a teenager how to retire when you're twenty. This is such unrealistic bullshit.
I, too, was a little disappointed to find out there is no actual plan to retire at 20, but after summing up her entire speech, I believe her point is "how to mentally retire from the pressures of cultural norms, traditions, and other massively influential societal expectations to become "successful", by age 20. In other words, instead of being another average person that graduates college with a bachelor's degree only to land an insignificant 9-5 type job, think about what YOU would like to do for a living, what you'd actually love to study in college, what gives you happiness, and what might inspire you to look forward to another day of work. In her case, I'm assuming that running a cleaning service for charitable purposes is part of her dream, and that's great. Also, know that nothing needs to be set in stone. For example, she may be working for charity now, but she later may develop a an interest for medical assisting, engineering, environmental sciences, or anything else which she then may decide to pursue (which I also believe is part of her point). I really appreciate this idea, and it gave me inspiration to seriously think about what ' I ' want to do with my life, as opposed to what my parents, peers, local trends, or the rest of the world say. This is definitely something we should all apply in our lives, and if one's dream happens to be a career or something that might be useful in the world, great. It's also a good idea to think about how what you want to do is relevant to our ever-changing world.
+ezekiel nwaigwe well said Ezekiel I think your point of view is balanced ...
Thanks, Allan. I always try to give positive and helpful commentary:)
I cannot like your comment due to fault, but yes agreee well said.
+Another Human thank you =)
+ezekiel nwaigwe Realy well said!
Why is she taking so much flak? All of you harsh commenters are insecure enough to bash this woman who you don't know personally, which is pretty pathetic. It's not the greatest TED Talk I've ever seen, but it's a good message and it hits home for me. She's telling us to follow our dreams rather than taking a job that pays well that doesn't inspire us. Money isn't everything.
Nick, that sure doesn't go along with the title of the talk. So, at the very least, the title is all wrong for the message.
jake lapham Nick says: "She's telling us to follow our dreams rather than taking a job that pays well that doesn't inspire us. Money isn't everything." The title says: "How to Retire by 20". Your logic doesn't add up.... (Hint: You need MONEY to be able to "retire" by 20. Unless you're planning on dying around 20.)
Brittany Radcliff The point of her message is what Nick said. But the title just implies that when you do what you love/passion- You are not working. Hence you are retired. Retiring from a job in this context means only from a job you don't really like, so your just waiting on retirement. Since you are so passionate about what you do its like not working at all. Hope that helps. Good talk (not everyone is a dreamer). There are logic thinkers out there and everyones opinion is different when they listen to a message. Anyways (I'm one of those dreamers so the message hit home for me too).
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I suppose you'll tell me that that last comment was "educated" and not at all judgmental.
Do you know that education means being open-minded to others' opinions and how what your words/actions affect them? Granted, being able to construct sentences with correctly spelled words, using grammatical sense and the right combination of punctuation, is part of what education entails, however, that's all that it is! If that's what you believe, of course you'll be disappointed; your bar is set inappropriately high for a place like this -- people don't always consider perfect grammar and spelling to be a necessity when expressing themselves in the comment section of a youtube video. Recognizing that standards of a place may not meet what you expect on a regular basis -- that's using common sense.
Ideas and opinions can still be valuable if they're not expressed with perfect spelling, grammar and punctuation -- you just have to allow yourself to let your guard down and appreciate them. It doesn't have to happen with EVERY opinion or idea you encounter, however, it's an experience that you have to know exists and can bring positive consequences in order to stop feeling like the world's against you.
That's it. Let's see what criticism you have to offer me.
+Everyone else
I know, I know -- first rule of the internet, don't feed the troll -- but I couldn't help myself; replying to these sort of things can be fun.. Or a waste of time.. Yet I choose to remain optimistic.
"Retire by 20" is obviously not meant literally. It's figurative, and just a title. If you clicked on the video expecting to learn how to never work again after age 20, then you're a freakin idiot and you shouldn't be allowed to use a keyboard.
love reading the comments before i totally waste my time
Yeah
@@khetiletijana109 same!!!
@@Eli666Ms glad
if youre in a job where retiring seems desirable, is it really your passion?
+chris horton wow that's actually really true
+chris horton I like you pal. Best comment.
What if I have a lot of things I want to do with my life? Like, I want to be a software developer, which I am studying for, but I also want to start a school, and be a scientist, and be a park ranger, and create a news station, and, and.... the list goes on lol
relativity, and exclusivity. if you love something it is marked with attention greater than other things. if you love nothing, but are overall a positive and energetic person, it results in having a lot of passing interests. it is like the middle school kid who has a lot of crushes, but changes every 2 weeks. and thinks they are in true love every time. if you have a passion, you will be much more limited.
She had it ALL figured out before her 10th birthday. That's nothing. Before I was born, I had half of it figured out.
Despite the misleading title of her talk, she has not retired at 20, nor would she have the funds to do so if she did.
The pointless jive and buzzwords and catchphrases that followed the pointless autobiography of someone who seems to have had a very wealthy upbringing had me screaming for her to get to the actual point of her talk.
Kristen instead spoke about her feelings and how she takes advantage of people to get ahead. She probably doesn't even know she's doing it and would come up with some bogus excuse or not care if it were explained to her.
While other TED talks have people talking about how they are creating new things to help the world or explaining some very interesting research and its implications, Kristen goes on about how she has become successful by exploiting people; starting with her friends who trusted her.
i took a small loan of 1 million from my dad when i was young and some time after that i became a millionaire
Samuraigamer haha 😂
Samuraigamer ttony melo
Iconic.
Haha perfect
@Verda wrong
I admire confidence, however I can see that it has somewhat deluded her into having a sense of over-confidence. Being a small business owner is great, however this story not the majestic fairy tale she makes it out to be. From which her sole happiness comes from helping others. She attributes her success to entrepreneurial skills, however she failed to see the pattern in which her whole life story comprised of using other people for her self gain without actually creating anything innovative. It went from using her little sister, to using her family and friends, and now using poor college students. Innovation is true genius. This story has none. I'm not bashing, Im just trying to bring this story back down to planet earth.
I was kind of thinking that too, but then the inner child thing struck a good chord with me. Especially the last statement "I think my inner child has always known what's in store for me, and I think yours does too."
thats the problem in a world where nothing is supposively from earth you cant bring it back because it was never here, i get what your saying but theres actually something wrong in the project pink she did start it herslef with a group of other kids and she isnt using poor college students they choose to be there and its very beneficial to them too because they get hours and money, but she also works as a cleaning lady too don think she doesnt do the work cause she does. i believe you have taken the message and missed the mark a bit
Agreed. Well said.
Agreed.
She is actually a businesswoman not an entrepreneur
I'm four minutes in to this presentation, and the urge to click away from it is overwhelming. The only reason I've stayed THIS long is because it's a TED event, and TED has a reputation for quality. Then again, nobody's perfect. The problem with this speech is that she spends a significant portion detailing her personal experiences as a child. This is the first person equivalent of showing other people your childhood family videos. Maybe if she were Bill Gates or someone similar, that sort of context might engender the idea that the stories are worth sticking with. But she isn't. So far, she's an anonymous person talking about their childhood. Not exactly something people go out of their way to hear. Hopefully it will get better.
The amount of 'I' in this video is just too much.
Baldó Buczi so is your profile picture Mr. Muscle? but you are right about the vid
Davy T I'm sorry if my body offends you. Oh wait, I'm not :)
Baldó Buczi The +11 likes on my reaction to your comment finally got through to you... poor boy :)
+Davy T He can always block you and your comment, but I guess you being the keyboard warrior you are, you thought it offended him. :)
***** naah, wrong guess ;)
"The more curious you are - the more creative you will be."
True.
Such strange criticisms here.
She's talking about herself? That's not egotism. She's sharing her story! You want her to talk about someone else? Someone else can speak for themselves.
She's bitchy looking? Attractive? None of that has anything to do with the content of the talk.
Cliche? Predictable? Well, success stories will have stuff in common. "Follow your dreams" can never be told enough.
Unrehearsed? Too rehearsed? Whatever. Just hear her out. She's done more good going up there than she would by keeping it to herself, and certainly more good than most of these comments.
Agreeeee
yup partly too its called PERFORMING something people dont seem to get, if she or anybody else just got up there and just read out rehearsed facts of their life imagine how borin that would be ..... then theyd be bitchin about that
Tho she's sexy as hell, i look past it and listen. She's admirable.
Her talk was that of a girl who was brought up in a nurturing family. Good for her. I admire her a lot
Her talk has no real value though, it is literally a woman standing telling an exaggerated story of her childhood and then telling us she's been successful as a young adult with no real lesson or message. She wasted time that could have been taken by someone who actually wanted to educate the audience and had an education to impart.
Has nothing to do with her looks. I just thought it seemed like a video resume instead of offering anything to anyone else.
I don't like when people complain about others being "born rich". Sometimes those that are "born rich" have a lot of good points and helpful tips that can actually help a lot of people.
Chris Thomas Very true
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I think many people are missing the point and taking the title way too literally.....she's not telling you How To Retire by 20.... this was a list she wrote as a child. She tells us her stories of how she discovered her passion for life through her childhood experiences to demonstrate that you should never limit yourself. We get too boring as we age. Think back to when you were a child and anything was possible. This is the mindset we should carry with us! I thought this talk was very inspirational. Thank you for sharing your experiences Kristen.
Then....why say "how to retire by your twenties"?...
Hence the name of the list, "how to retire by 20"
read the title
Rachel Wright -- too right, they missed the point. People are stupid and expect everything on a plate too. And please, if it were really possible to retire by 20, most people would have done it! The people who expected to do so literally are delusional, to read this title and expect it to be literally possible.
But then there's the people who think it's a simple 16 min video that can teach them how to retire by 20 LOL Then they get mad when they realize you have to do something other than watch a 16 min video.
All her business endeavors as a child make it sound like she was more interested in money and having power than in what curiosity really is - which is finding things out. If one was curious, she might think "I wonder what makes my teacher's breast cancer so hard to treat" not "it's now time to reveal that it was me and my friends behind project pink the whole time!".
The answer is outlined in this video, and cancer is curable if you look hard enough. Dr Joe Dispenza has much TH-cam content, books and audiobooks, for one resource to begin; a pretty analytical scientific angle, not too woowoo :)
You see what you are.
Her beckon to the inner child is such a key thing and reading this comment section is tough, but I’ll do my job to brighten it up, or try where I can in the hellhole that is a TH-cam comment section 😂🤣🥲
But sure she could have dove deeper. Everybody could have done more. She’s done great. We don’t need to criticize her.
What’s to be found in this WEALTH of knowledge by experience; literally, the person who proved and shows how cancer can be cured. That cannot be understated, for non-believers, it’s pretty tough to go and say that.
Anything is possible.
Being connected with what some call god, some call your inner child, some call your inner being, highest self, superconscious…
The things go hand in hand. I’ve said plenty, but Abraham hicks is another great place to start. Chris Duncan, as well. Jeffrey Allan. There are wealths of resources in this world 😋 those last people are a little more woo-woo. Chris Duncan least of which, so, Abraham most.
Really interesting
The daughter of a former boss of mine once made plenty of photocopies of her hands when she was 6 or 7. When her dad caught her in the act, she was told it would cost her let's say 10 cents for each photocopy she made. The total would be reduced from her pocket money. Three days later, her mom heard from neighbours, the same little daughter was selling the photocopies of her hands for 1 dollar each, and indeed sold some. In the end, her father even gave her a reward, because as a shop owner, he could appreciate the entrepreneurial flair and initiative of his child .... I always liked that story.
+Benoit Vanhees That story you just told was better than this girl's story in the video! Excellent.
nhprman Thanks :) It really happened, and if you would have seen the daughter when I knew her, she was about 14-15 by then, you wouldn't have been surprised at all, she really looked shrewd in a funny way. My guess is she's by now a manager in the company, together with her sisters. (the company is called Districos, it's a Belgian cosmetics company)
How on Earth did she convince them to buy a photocopy of her hands??? 😂
Imagine a 40-year old, well-dressed male entrepreneur standing on that stage and relating the exact same story, and you'll find out that the reason y'all are so skeptical, is simply because you aren't fond of a 23-year old fresh graduate teaching you to do things!
Bam! Haha 👌
YES! or everybody would be cheering and tearing up if it was a minority saying same things even though essentially their life story was the same as this girl's. because she's a white female and good looking she's instantly written of as a bossy bitch that exploits other people.
Not true. I am a female and a feminist and I found her talk very self-aggrandizing and short on true content for the viewer.
Heather Estes you gotta remember that she is 20: she doesn't have decades of experiences and content to share about. As far as I'm concerned, she did a good job explaining her life in business and her journey to where she is. Why would you expect a 20-year old young female entrepreneur to speak like say, Bill Gates? She didn't speak to garner a standing ovation.She spoke what she could.
Euwyn Goh That's an interesting point.
Retire at 20? It's a good thing we're all born to wealthy families, have lots of friends, and the natural ability to manipulate our peers!
Exactly, this is absurd.
Some of us weren't even born in the countries in which we currently reside, thereby impacting our potential occupational efficiency, whether it's due to poor living standards or linguistic and cultural barriers.
Some of us are financially disadvantaged, not everyone is born into a wealthy or financially stable upper middle to high class family.
Some of us have not been able to pursue post secondary education because we have not been living in a secure bubble that lacks any sort of responsibility.
Some of us are mentally or physically disabled, either from birth or at some point during our lifetime. Meaning, we can not simply ignore the fact that we are missing limbs, struggling with visual or audible impairments, or dealing with malfunctioning immune systems. There are limitations placed on us that the average person could not grasp.
Some of us do not have the ability or the time to create large social networks.
The list goes on.
Do I have these issues? No, but fortunately, I understand and attempt to empathize with other human beings that are going through difficulties in their lives. There are obstacles, dealt by others on a daily basis, that I can not bear to imagine having to deal with. Hence, I do not claim that I know the secrets of success, which would be universal, thus rendering my advice largely obsolete and misconstrued. Just because I have it easy, it doesn't mean that I don't appreciate it, and it certainly does not mean that I have any sort of right to "show off" or prance around with an aura of superiority.
This type of talk is disturbing on many levels, all we have here is a narcissistic entrepreneur babbling on about her false sense of uniqueness.
"Oooo look at me, I had such a difficult upbringing, and now look" - This Chick needs to pull her head out.
Are you kidding?
"Wealthy Families" - What part of anything she did requires a rich family? She cleaned houses...
"manipulate peers" - Try sales skills: negotiation, influencing power. You can build and learn these.
"having lots of friends" - Again, you can learn to build your communication and social skills, just as this girl did.
All of this is just excuses as to why you live an average meaningless life.
ProteinShaykh Wealth is measured on a global scale, and we are fairly wealthy in the Western world. I reckon she started her business from the ground up, and she also paid her way through school, like I did? Nope, her mom and dad paid for it and that alone makes her fairly lucky. I donate pens and pencils (alongside other school supplies) to children in Kenya, and the program that I invest in is not nearly as effective as it should be. Only an elite few students are fortunate enough to receive one or two school supplies per semester.
As for this speaker having sales skills, she overviews a service at the very core of her business, thereby mainly exploiting people in difficult financial situations (nobody wants to scrub shit off of a stranger's toilette), she clearly has a manipulative aura to her, whether you like it or not. Her speech is far too self obsessed, it would make narcissus proud.
As for social skills, again, not everybody has the ability to be born in and raised in one sociocultural setting.
Quit being such a cunt, Johnnie was making a fair point. Either way, I completely support his stance, and I currently earn a higher salary in my mid-20s than this presenter, due mainly to my multiple university degrees. Just because someone finds problems with the quality of a presentation and its message, does not mean they have a meaningless life. Making that accusation only makes you look like an imbecile.
Jay Leno your post made me face palm really hard.
It should go without saying this talk is not directed to the 3rd world, but can be easily applied to most of us living in the west.
Exploiting People - thats a gross exaggeration, she doesn't enslave people, she offers jobs, its fair to assume she abides by minimum employment standards. Kudos to her for actually following through with her entrepreneurial dream.
Manipulative "aura"? Maybe thats based on your sexist image of a woman needing to be soft and yielding, that image of tougher woman you automatically assume the worst. If a man went up on that stage and gave the exact same speech - you would consider him a tough businessman.
Social Skills - theres always room to improve, even the most socially inept (i.e. those afflicted with autism) are taught how to improve those skills.
Great, you have multiple e-degrees and a massive e-salary, what else of your e-person is colossally brilliant and superior? how is that relevant to this discussion at all? You seem to feel the need to show off your accomplishments in order to validate what you are saying... it does not change the validity of your statements.
this ted talk is like an autobiography that I didn't ask to listen to
clicked on it, heh ? :)
Ole Braun I fell for the click bait :(
well said...
exactly!
this comment is a comment I didn't ask to read. #negativity
While I admire her starting her own business at a young age and making it work, I think she's just full of herself. It's like a 14 minute Ted Talk of her talking about how awesome she is with trite self help advice. I actually expect a lot more from Ted Talks. I wanna go watch the one about the 16 year old that invented a cancer test again. That's so much better than some girl that just worships herself.
TED 'x' Talks. its set up independently so its not the real thing.
Literally anyone can be a TED speaker now...
How everyone missed the biggest and most repetitive message of this ted talk is completely beyond me. Funny how THEY seem to be upset that the speaker has had a pretty fulfilling life thus far. HOWEVER. FOR CLARIFICATION, HOW TO RETIRE BY 20 ---- FOLLOW YOUR PASSION, HAVE FAITH AND BELIEF IN YOURSELF, NEVER GIVE UP, STAY CURIOUS. Thanks Kristen.
Exactly, Do what you love, and never work a day in your life.
Thank you!
How to retire by 20? Be born into wealth, or get pregnant with some rich guys kid.
Death lol
You may also believe in Santa Claus.
These comments make me wonder if anyone actually watched this all the way through, I found it to be a really good talk.
Ask yourself "What can I do right now to keep me happy?" and courageously trust your inner wisdom. You know what is right for you. Let go of fear, anger, jealousy, blame, guilt, tension, stress, sorrow, resentment, irritation, criticism and allow your true path, your passion, your calling, your purpose to unfold in front of you. I wish for you peace, love and harmony. I love you xxx
The fuck?
saifMSK You could be more civilised, what is it that you are attempting to communicate? :)
In other words - become non-human. (letting go of fear, anger, jealousy, blame...etc etc - all those things are emotions. Getting past them and understanding them doesn't mean they "go away" - it just means you know yourself at a deep enough level to listen to them and know where they come from). Not having emotions makes us non-human
Imasomebody1 Fear, anger, jealousy, blame, guilt, tension, stress, sorrow, resentment, irritation, frustration, criticism are all just thought patterns, letting them go allows us to experience the more enjoyable thought patterns of happiness, love, peace, harmony, excitement, joy. It's all human, and some thought patterns lead to a life that is more fun than other thought patterns. Money can't buy positive thought patterns, only an individual can choose them.
What a beautiful talk by a beautifully-minded person who defies stereotypes! Every one who clicks on this video expecting "get rich" advice will find...just that. The thesis of this talk could be: Real retirement is passion and contributing and lifting others up. Good job, Ms. Hadeed!
who the fuck would want to retire at 20? your job should be your passion, you should LOVE what you do. you SHOULDN'T want to retire
Eric Essertaize Is that supported to be an insult? Sounds like you have a shitty life and a shitty job, lol loser
What? The point I'm trying to make is only in your perfect little world do people get to make money doing what they love. In reality, most people work their jobs because they have to or because it makes them good money and aren't as privileged as the little rich kids selling property from daddy's bank account like you.
hmm, " you should love what you do".. what if, you love being retired. lol :)
ZeppinnEU what would you do then?
Rory Fisher I don't know, it would be up to the individual person.
Yikes. So much for inspirational talks from TEDx. Not only did she NOT retire by 20, or give instructions how to, or "change the world" with her "pray on students" cleaning business, or even make an impact, she simply tooted her horn for 15 minutes and said "be curious". Wow. Such a novel idea... and tried to "prove" being curious is a good thing with such deep thought such as "the NASA rover to Mars is named, guess what? curiosity, see?" Wow. Amazing insight, if you we're 5.
holy shit I couldn't have said it better
I could, but lets just leave it at dat.
Trach3a "Wow, your son sounds just like itzhak perlman!"
"that IS itzhak perlman, my boy sounds just like that"
LMAO, so true
Nick your a bit rough around the edges yeh. She may not be retired but i bet she is doing very well indeed. Perhaps better than you.....?
They should change the title of this video to “ Me bragging about all of my accomplishments in life and trying to pass it off as self-help advice”
Omg. I thought the same thing! Lol
Lol
U sound salty, I found it inspirational
@@TrueLondon not salty, I found it funny. it is inspirational to see, but it could’ve been so much more inspirational had she worded it differently. Whether it’s intentional or not, she seems into herself here more than she seems she wants to inspire people.
Behold the product of a privileged home.
Yes...Having influence and large sums of money do nothing to help people with start-ups.
Evening Commenter You're stupid being privileged from birth is %99 of it
in what way do you define privileged?
money? free time? love?
i sence a pain like you have devorced parents maybe? with no money and no time to give you love
Guess you didn't pay attention to the whole presentation. Otherwise you would see that she had to work for and earn everything for her self since she was a kid.
Evening Commenter
very astute and true :)
Well I think I get the overview of this talk. If you are born to two parents in a free county where one is a lawyer and makes over six figure income and a stay at home mom, live in a wealthy area where people will give you extra money for no reason cause they have so much, live in a environment where your parents are open-minded, accepting and allows for you to express yourself and go through trails and error. While taking advantage of other people to satisfy your craving for purpose or satisfaction, then use this newly gained self confidence to get people to do promote your "business," thus making your life awesome. The problem with this mindset is of such. One, kids are not born into prosperity. There parents work minimum wage jobs and have no realistic way of being financially successful. Another is peoples habitat will hinder child development and the people as well will prevent growth and desire. On top of that, some people grow up with compassion and empathy for others to the point they don't live in a false world of "gimme" "gimme" "gimme". Some people don't get everything they want or have an attitude that resembles it. Im glad she made her dream come true, but she has no idea what price id came to. It most likely cost her parents a ton of time, patience, money, and effort that most of the worlds families cant afford to do because of bills, debt, deadlines, stress and so on. Let alone the people she stomped on and only imagined herself as the victor. But were her mentality to become universal and everyone had her way of thinking, the world would eat itself up. People would destroy one another. She needs people like me who don't like taking advantage of others and use people for selfish goals. So in my conclusion, I respect her intentions for pursuing your passion, but try and put yourself in another persons shoes and imagine how you might feel and want to be treated. I'm sure you would feel very bad about your goal in life.
While I agree with the majority of what you said, having rich happy parents that encourage you and being able to find a lot of suckers to help out does make completing a dream goal easier, I would not necessarily think that makes the goal bad nor should she really feel bad for achieving that goal, because so many other people in her shoes probably never would have started a business or figured out what to do in life and ended up in jobs they hate. Second, there is always hope for people working minimum wage jobs to get better jobs or figure out ways to improve where they are in life, ... temp office jobs that lead to state office jobs is a way...Find a temp agency! Or take a night school class, etc. I know plenty of people working minimum wage raising kids who manage school as well (I don't know how they pull it off but they do) I know figuring that out while working is tough but it is better then working at Target for life. Third, you are what your habits are, self help books, more people interaction (with nice people! Rare I know...) will help with mental and emotional blocks. There is so much free information on the internet that learning new skills should not be a roadblock (it takes about 20 hours to get pretty good at something not expert or anything but enough to really understand the skill and figure out steps to mastering it). You can work your way to be debt free, (definitely) healthy and probably pretty stress free but it takes a lot of commitment, time, money and mounts of courage. But commit and belief are the hardest part...If you can get past that barrier life will work out. Perhaps not quite how you think it will but, it will work out.
your attitude stinks and it will keep you in that miserable state you clearly live in
skip to 13:48. i really like her message here. she's right if we actually listened to our inner child or those "wild dreams" that we've always had in the back of our mind then maybe we could get somewhere... i think that's where the answers are to be found.
A friend told me I needed to watch this, sure glad I did. Her message is extremely powerful. As an entrepreneur myself I can say that her points are very accurate. A business will not thrive without passion, excitement, and the willingness to follow what makes you curious. I will be sharing this talk with my entire network. It is remarkable that this young woman grasps these concepts at such a young age.
I love how you talk about being creative as kids. You are right, we worked on projects and played with friends for hours because there was nothing else getting in the way. We were excited. It is important to have that same excitement in our adult life. I also like how you say that in order to be creative we have to connect dots that normally wouldn't be connected. It's so true...the only thing that will expose us to those dots is by being curious and experiencing new things. Bravo! Tremendous job!
I've never heard of a single person that actually believes curiosity is a bad thing. Also, the last 5 minutes was her delivering the same message over and over but just switching her wording.
This is a list I made 10 minutes ago. I called it "why ted takes so much heat because some stories aren't important enough to be told on a stage especially when the speaker isn't talented enough to give public speeches".
1. You supposedly own a business worth millions (300 employees right?) yet your hair and clothes look like you just stepped out of a cheap salon in jersey or long island. Can't even see your face with that stringy hair. You are the prime example of the saying "you can't buy taste".
2. You had nothing opposing you. You are the definition of priviledged. Your daddy was a lawyer who was successful enough to turn down cases on a whim and your mother had enough fortune to quit a job because she was bored. You were also voted class president so you were probably the hippy popular chick. Literally, if you had failed in life it would have been more of a story than your "success". You even mentioned that you milked people for extra money at your lemonade stand as a kid so you understood how to manipulate and use your gender to your advantage at very young age. Congrats.
3. You tried to counter the bragging of your success by mentioning charity work you did, (which shouldn't have to be mentioned- see the late Paul Walker). Instead, try to be more humble. You also tried to counter it by making it seem like it was an effort to promote fortune cookie rhetoric about following our inner child and curiousity, which along with your annoying voice made the 15 minutes of this video very painful to watch.
Now, bring on the next Kardashian wanna be, TED....
BOK BOK BOK BOOOOOOOK. Get a hobby man ;)
mightbegenius hateful words = disresect.
Not too helpful. Sorry to say, but misleading title and little to no practical advice. Disappointed.
Jacob D Wunsch amen
Jacob D Wunsch agreed
***** Good one.
***** if you disagree, feel free to list her practical advice and steps to retire by 20, as said in the title.
Jacob D Wunsch I disagree with you & you can find the answer for yourself and get the advice you are looking for by watching it over n over again until it sinks into your head. When you have that ground breaking moment when you finally understand the message feel free to apologize to verybrightdarkness for the ignorance.
She reminds me of the person in school you don't really like. She really only talked about what she did without discussing why/how they were good.
And it's easy to value curiosity over all else when you already have a secure life. Go tell someone who's lost their home that they should value curiosity over all else. Or someone who has nothing to eat, or someone who has no money.
Focus on this moment? Don't worry about the future or the past? That's the voice of someone who's never wondered if they'd eat tomorrow or if they'd suffer tomorrow. This is the voice of someone who's never suffered.
And so what if your employees donate their time? That's messed up in it's own right. You should do it yourself! Pay your employees to clean houses for cancer patients, then refuse payment form the cancer patients. Don't ask your employees to work for free, that's messed up!
Very well done. The key is finding and doing what makes you excited and never losing track of your inner child--the part of you that isn't afraid of risk or judgement. Some of these comments are so ignorant and I am willing to bet those of you who left them are not successful in your own lives. Incredible talk.
Message of this video: "The world is your doormat!"
Thank you everyone!!
because of you, I know not to waste my time!
I think the point she's trying to get across is to think of the bigger picture. I started thinking this when she gave the example of her wanting to be a waitress at a young age, then thinking why be a waitress when you can own the diner! I think if you get this meaning out of the video, it's a good watch!
Actually that's just on of her points! Another one is getting in touch with your inner child! She gets into that at the end!
awesome talk! don't understand all the hate. she speaks well!
... because everyone knows how she got where she is but does NOT have the ball to state it. Just my opinion.
Jack Ski a cleaning business can be started w $50. soo get a business book and some brains. its a great talk by a young women. somthing we should all support.
also they are the easiest business to scale out and create large cash flow bc the expenses are 90% labor which are paid out weekly and checks collect daily.. i have one A. and B. quit hating bc your not hustling in the hustle capital of the world.
Some of them didn't even watch the whole thing.
The hate is likely because of the title and lack of the "how to" part of the talk...
At least that's why I don't like it... it went on and on and didn't really have anything special about it, TLDR: have passion and work hard, bla bla bla.
(yes I did watch the whole thing)
NedTheDread YOU are enforcing NEDTHEDREAD HA! NICe ha but HOnestly its just a DRag.
I learned that Creativity and Curiosity are crucial.
I love all Ted talks videos. seriously I could spend hours watching Tedtalks videos, like women watch glee!!
Speaking of curiosity, as I'm listening to this, I'm making my coffee and beside my cup was the orange skins from the Orange i just ate, and i said, I wonder what it would taste like if I put the skins in my coffee? It taste awesome!! a new experience born out of curiosity! entrepreneurs rule the world! :)
Wow, comments on here are stupid. "This girl is bragging and just talks about herself." Yeah, she's just talking about how she chose one specific career path over another and why. Of course she's going to talk about herself. Who else is she going to talk about? Not many people feel the need to start their own businesses, but even some who do might not take that route. She's simply just sharing her experiences and whether they worked.
Whatever can be said about her speech/message, she's up there speaking and she runs her own business.
Thank you! I don't understand why everyone is complaining about this. I took a lot away from her speaking.
You're welcome. I got something out of it as well. Maybe the title threw people off. I think maybe they were expecting something more like a shortcut to financial success, kind of thing. Something more concrete, you know?
Lauren S Not really complaining, but more like criticising of her method of taking advantage of the students, which is based on assumption (Because she didn't really mention it) that they are not full time employee, and most likely underpaid, while it seems she's not really contributing anything to the society because she is "retired" very early, in a sense that the students is making money for her in general. However her view of life as cliche as it may, its still inspiring, just not her method.
yeps, she sure is...and still being a user! Passion did not motivate her, her greed and selfishness motivated which is why she doesn't have any problem with exploiting other people and instead pats herself on her own back for having done so.
Not a role model I would aspire to emulate. Only truth she has stated is about curiosity, creativity which comes natural as a child...until the worlds systems get a hold and force conformity.
How is she greedy?
So, this isn't so much a talk as it is a rambling, autobiographical bragging session?
Jaysus TheAlmighty obviously you missed the point. The only difference between the rich and the poor, is desire. Notice how she was always trying to do something. Always. Thats what you need. A huge drive forward. Without that desire you will never amount to anything. Rich people don't stop when they have enough to survive. A poor person will get enough to survive a month, and they are happy. This phenomena also explains why Rich are never happy. Even with money they are always trying to get more and more and more and more. Chris Rock said it best. If Bill Gates woke up with Oprah's money, he would jump out of a window.
What a load of crap. I know poor people who work and work and work for everything they have. The difference is that most rich people step on other people to get their riches, or are born into it, or have advantages that most people do. This woman clearly did that, by basically hiring people to do the work and reaping the majority of the benefits. Even as a child, she said that she got her sister to do all the work and kept the money for herself. And sold the items of her parents in order to make money. The difference, especially in this case, is not desire. It's being a sociopath.
And rich people do stop. It's just that having money makes it easier to make more without having to do anything, compound interest and the fact they get the majority of stuff, strangely, for free. I have a huge drive, but will never be as rich as them because I don't have the killer and deluded instinct.
Jaysus TheAlmighty
no thats not true. See Just think about t his. You give $10,000 to a poor person, what does he/she do?? Goes out and buys a car, a nice shirt, nice shoes. They are broke again within a day. Now you take that $10,000 and give it to a Rich person. What do they do? They go out and dig a hole and bury it and wait for an opportunity to double the money. And you know this is true.
No, I don't. Because you are talking in such sweeping generalizations that I can hardly take you seriously. I was dirt poor, but I have worked and studied and saved to make myself more than comfortable. Every money I got, I saved and turned into more. And I will keep doing that as I keep working and working. I'm never going to be rich, but to say that all poor people lack ambition and the like, is insane. As is saying that all rich people will double it. Paris Hilton is rich, but I never see her digging a hole. No, her money doubles from being born into it and having opportunities most people with twice her abilities and intelligence and drive with never have.
Title is totally misleading. This is just a platform for this girl to talk about how awesome she is.
+TheRomantics WB That's exactly the point: to make people believe you're awesome you have to be misleading. I'm sure she's no 20 anymore, so why didn't she retire by now ?
+TheRomantics WB What??? Start small and grow big. Find your passion. I'm retired at 28. But I've been working since 14.
Arture LOL, here's another show off idiot.
What's your point? Work hard and you'll be a millionare?
FFS, so sick of these rich dumb****s thinking they actually earned their money.
PS, it's illegal to hire 14yr olds in most countries.
+TheRomantics WB but it's really entertaining
+TheRomantics WB she needs to lay off the fake tan
6 minutes in.... Is there a friggen point to this noise?
nope. just pointless drivel
***** You don't know me or my financial status, yet you chose to generalize and make ad hominem attacks. perhaps it's you that's the youtube warrior. Whatever that means. Judging by the votes on this video I'm not alone in my dislike of it.
Mark Linton Sounds about right.
Mark Linton but was she right with her accusations?
Ryan Sandahl Was Neo Right? I don't believe so. To judge me based on my dislike of one video doesn't sum me up. If I was closed minded I wouldn't be watching TED talks, I'd be watching cat videos or something else that didn't require thought. As for being a fool, there may be grounds for that as I did respond to someone trying to pick a fight with me.
Are u kidding me? I'm 24 and I haven't even started :( I'm getting a science degree in 2 yrs but.. when I was 10 yrs old I was just playing Nintendo, I wasn't even interested in money because everything I wanted was given to me by my family. She was a very special 10 yr old, tbh.
No, you're just fine. Keep working hard. She's full of crap. This isn't advice, it's a huge humble brag.
You think she is full of crap? As a series entrepreneur and someone who retired when i was 30 and had set that goal at 18 before I went to college and have never used the BBA I got in those 4 years ; she is encouraging imagination, curiosity and to be in touch with your inner kid - only 3% of the population is destined to own a business, but at least this video put into the right young kids they can get the support they need ; I am always so surprised how many negative comments are on these TED talks
I don't know why ppl find this talk terrible. I find it very inspiring. Why don't you guys just focus on the positive things? Well can't blame anyone, since judging ppl with a keyboard is very useful thing to do.
Wylieryan Jonlean I loved it too and got the point she was trying to make
Because her head is so far up her own ass and has been for so long , that she no longer thinks her shit stinks.
i was a bit confused because mid video i was like..what is her point? and the title of the video doesnt help either. and she was a bit "me me me im so awesome". but all in all i guess her message is a good one and she deserves a pat on the shoulder for her achievement/business
How is this inspiring? You plan on starting a business by taking advantage of unskilled workers while you just sit back and count money? Think about the students who waste their time working for her instead of doing some intern work related to their career. The person who benefited the most is the speaker. It's kind of subtle but she hinted at learning from her parents teaching her to run a sweatshop.
if they always do what they have always done, they will always get what they have always got
"If you've never failed, you've never lived"
So inspiring! Thats what I mean going for whatever that makes you happy..this chick is pretty, classy and has ambition..something more women should aspire to.
Kudos!
Lol too many haters ffs, I can't even !! What she said made so much sense, you retire the day you start doing something you love and make that your job or whatever, make money out of it. It's that simple.
I read the comments and I see a bunch of you scared to listen to the message here...this was awesome and inspiring, and for those that judge or assume...you will never get it and rightfully so
+Jason freeman People hear the message. The problem is, it's a message for people of privilege by a person of privilege but she talks as if it's for the whole world. Unfortunately, most of the world isn't lucky to be born into an environment of financial literacy/education and the fundamentals of entrepreneurship and how money works. She makes it seem like all it takes is passion and drive... yes, for people born into that luck. For the rest of us it's not that easy nor simple. People stuck in poverty and low income have to deal with abuse, mental issues (like depression) etc that are enormous obstacles to success, which is why most are still stuck, not because rich people tell them they're lazy (that's completely ignoring the reality).
We hear the message, but it's insulting saying "get off your lazy ass and use passion to make money". That's not the reality. This talk is void.
EXCELLENT resolution at the end! I wish more TED talks used this technique. I liked the talk. It was someone's experience that I could relate to and admire.
what she is saying: Curiosity + Trusting yourself + Using your intuition = Success
Step 1. Have parents w money.
Step 2. Take all the credit.
Step 3. Still working... Not retired...
This video has 2 mil views because of the title. Not the content.
"my inner child knows what's best for me, and I think yours does too.."
NO. when i was a child I wanted to be The Terminator and jump over Mac trucks on a motorbike with a shotgun.
your name though xDDD
Epic name by the way XD
It's not too late. :)
obviously, You can do that : ]
It's because you was told to be someone but not curious about who you are
Brilliant speech!!! I have to admit, the feeling you get when you do something nice for people, can not be bought but makes you feel so good.
This talk is all about how smart and unique she thinks she is.
While everyone is spraying this video with hate, I think the only problem in this video is the title. Should've been called "Curiosity and Passion" or whatever...
+Raedo I think both work. Retire by 20 probs get more attention. She's right about the things she said for sure.
Useless platitudes. It's lucky I was working whilst this played in the background, lest my time were completely wasted. I hope she didn't get paid for that "lecture".
I have to wonder who titles TEDx uploads.
Raedo ; Or maybe -- "How to Live Your Dream? Ask Your Inner Child", or something like that. Still, it got people watching as it is -- and some were listening & thinking about it seriously anyway. So, it kind of worked. 🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️
I came to this TED Talk after reading Kristen's book, "Permission to Screw Up: How I Learned to Lead by Doing (Almost) Everything Wrong. I love both the book and the talk because Kristen isn't perfect. Other people below complain that her talk isn't the height of sophistication or inspiration. But she's up there doing it, telling her story, and she's out there running a company. I adore her story because it makes me think, 'hey if she can do that, I can to" or... "if she can make all those mistakes and yet succeed overall, then maybe I should stop beating myself up about the mistakes I'm making. I actually found the TED Talk entertaining in getting a glimpse of Kristen as a little kid. She was way more adventurous and money-oriented than either I or my kids were. I'm in the thumbs up category!
Change this to: How to Manipulate and Alienate Strangers
a REAL good tip to help you enjoy your youtube video experience is to not read the comments -.-. I actually dont agree with the "Retire at 20" Cause most really successful people have a work ethic so crazy that they basically never retire..
Haha I bet he has a wonderful personality.
i had a doctor who was like 84 said he didnt want to retire
=[ sorry to hear that
"we were most human when we were kids" great quote
Notably she doesn't answer the question 'How to Retire by 20' or is that just the title? If she's 23 and owns her own business she's not retired. I agree that this is basically just an ego trip for the first 11:45 and even what comes after that is no better than I could get from asking a stranger in a bar.
if she owns it, doesn't say she's necessarily managing it on the daily basis ;)
You have watched but have not listened. The title as she said was from a note that she wrote as a ten year old girl. You have taken it literal and only watched the video hoping you would learn a magic bullet that would have you retire at 20.
Richard528 The title's wrong. The title should be something like 'my life story so far', then nobody's being misled.
Richard528
Richard, anyone can tell a life story.
TED just puts anyone up on stage nowadays.
I think she has a nice little story on why she was successful, but this is totally unworthy of a motivational talk and I learned zero from it. Oh, encouraging people to dream? How revolutionary.
This is TEDx, which is different than regular TED talks. They can be set up by anyone which makes it easier for anyone who wants to, to give a speech.
You are quite the motivator Nemeanlion. I only wish the speak couldread your comment. She would be so inpsired, "Oh, encouraging people to dream? How revolutionary". Her and I both would retweet that one.
You two deserve each other then.
NemeanLion I know right! She's kinda hot! But i'm taking in that area. But you have some good points. Some people aren't the most effective speakers but there are some key points she made as well. It's about seeing the good in everything even if you can't relate in all aspects. You can do that!
Great advice!
That is, if you are fortunate to see this while single, no kids, nothing to tie you down, etc. If you see this at 33 with multiple kids and already in the grind...well, follow your passion when you're retired.
A completely unimaginative, vapid, and derivative talk by a self-serving woman.
I think you mean derisive, not derivative. The noun is derision,which means "to talk down to " with disrespect.
To sum up talk. How to retire by 20.... Don't work yourself, utilize slave labor.
Many thanks, been searching for "examples of lucid dreaming" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you heard people talk about - Nonictoria Zaniam Eradicator - (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now ) ? Ive heard some decent things about it and my brother in law got excellent success with it.
I looked up her website, she runs a student cleaning business.
"Along the way, she’s endured defeats and setbacks so devastating that most people, especially a college student, would have thrown in the towel."
"From being denied a bank loan to hearing others in the business world say her dream was impossible, Kristen learned to see the word “no” as empowering."
Mild peer disapproval and a bank reluctant to give her free money! Devastating setbacks indeed!
Well it's an interesting autobiography and all, but I wanted to know how to retire early...
and ur never gonna be able to unless u develop some vision....'find your passion and work at it' out of the mouth of babe and suckling he has ordained strength
For that, you should read T Harv Eker’s “Secrets of the Millionaire Mind” :)
Apparently, you didn't get it..
Apparently, you didn't get it..
Apparently, you didn't get it..
Damn, so many men who are mad about a girl with vision, drive, and an optimistic message???? Maybe it irks you that she is headed for retirement before you?? Not only does she have initiative, is industrious, but... physically attractive too? Damn fellas, your lack of self-confidence is showing!
I know she did not verbalize the point in the video title, maybe she did not convey the "retirement" idea too well ....but maybe she DID! Ever hear the phrase "Do what you love and never work a day in your whole life"? This girl HAS BEEN RETIRED! She is pursuing her passion since her teens, and that is something she will enjoy for a lifetime! Not a day of work ahead! That is the point I think she tried to make. #staycurious
+DJ BIS Thank god, a sensible person who isn't driven by their emotions (AKA jealousy).
+supercoolio120 thank you.
+DJ BIS Why would you make it about gender? Quite pathetic.
Because the comments on the video MaghoxFr That's why.
DJ BIS Why is it wrong? Whydo you assume that they are critisising her for being a woman? I don't see that being the case at all.
She seems like a really focused woman and a hard worker who like to help people. Kudos
Wow, what a self congratulatory lady.
This is so rehearsed and stale. I was disengaged thirty seconds through. And this is so self-serving. Not to mention how incredibly cliche the content is.
Where is your contribution? Let's see how well you do when you get up in front of a crowd, assuming you have the courage to do something a bit more challenging than troll.
I'm actually a pretty damn good speaker, but that's completely beside the point. How well I can do has nothing to do with how well she can do. Even if I were mute, that wouldn't mean I'm not allowed to criticize her. I can tell good singing from bad singing, good running form from bad running from, a good personality from a bad personality, and a good speaker from a terrible one.
I don't need to make a "contribution" and I'm not trolling. I'm not looking for attention or approval. She's just not a very good speaker and I have the right to say that.
Jealousy woes
-_- Really, dude?
There's just nothing to be jealous of. Strictly in oratory skills, of course, it's pretty incredible how successful and driven she is at such a young age.
If you do what you love and what you’re passionate about then it’s not really “work”....that’s why it’s captioned retire by 20 she’s doing what she’s passionate about not working at some mundane job she hates... I loved it!.!.!
gosh there are a lot of grinches commenting below....but the positive comments make up for all the depressive drongoes.....come on people, be happy for someone else and you might feel better also....
Being realistic and critical of a talk makes you a grinch? Good for you that your world consists merely of positive, half assed cheering, and sticking feathers up each others butt. I rather have critical people around me that point out my mistakes .. or point out how shitty a TED talk is. I' m not a child anymore, you dont need to tell me how great my drawings are when they are clearly shit ;-)
so what is regressive and 'shitty ' about being happy for someone and being critical of negative responses?...good on you for your opinion, but where does all that negative criticism really get YOU?....maybe if you believed in SOMETHING (and I don't mean religion exclusively) you may have something to cherish and move you in a positive and enjoyable direction...don't just go on and on in a negative way about everything...and explain it away as being critical...because you ARE being childish (to use your words) if that is your tack, no matter how you couch it or how you display your behaviour....what country do you belong to and what is the general feeling there that is making you overtly critical and wanting to damn me for being positive?....nice and sunny and warm where I am in New Zealand today, looking out to the Hunter Hills and Southern Alps from my home, clear blue sky and my 2.5 yo daughter happily chatting to the sesame street on tv....are you gonna get down on me for that too?....I hope you still find some sort of enjoyment in the success of others...we not here to be grumpy and negative all the time are we?
i dont see anything that refutes what i said in my earlier post. You make the assumption that i dont believe in anything, which is untrue. I just dont believe in EVERYTHING. And this talk isn't one of the things I believe can add any value to anybody's life. Also, being negative of one thing doesn't mean im negative about EVERYTHING. Strange that you live in such a black / white world. Being critical of one thing doesn't make me a grinch at all, and I'm sorry you can't deal with critisism ;-)
Well it is great that you are so well adjusted!
I love constructive criticism, but why oh why do you have to spend so much energy justifying yourself to me?..Hey and don't be sorry for me, because I am definitely not! .I believe that to live in a grey world must be very depressing, but if that is what completes you, who am I to judge? I am not you.
That put aside, how are you today and has there been anything really groovy happening to you and yours lately that has been really a 'white' (good and positive) thing for you? And where do you live? (not your address but general area/country), what are you planning for the weekend? Any festivals or holidays coming up near you? Going away for a few days over Easter?...ANZAC Day is a holiday that is approaching fast here as well...do you know how much ANZAC Day is an important part of New Zealands' culture?
Peace out my friend...hey and I am not a hippy if that is what you are thinking...check me out on facebook or linkedin if you wish.
She said we can't change the future... what?
bruh ikr
The point she was making was that all we have is the present moment the future isnt guaranteed
'Curiosity Killed the Cat and Satisfaction Brought It Back! ' Damn right!!! Thx for shedding that light !
Translation: As a kid I was a mini manager and made everyone else do the work for me
soo is she retired by 20..? Was kinda hopping for some economic or business advice or insight not some auto biography,
OH Lord.. its not about retiring by 20, but once you discover your passion, and she uses her personal experiences as an example, you are not working like most people do: to get money and pay bills... Im really scared of all these people who are calling her selfish, egocentric and sociopath living in this world.
Adriana Lodoli just saying the title was really misleading, just click bait, and the talk was not very interesting or useful
I like your smile!! That'll make me retire
Daniella Tavares i think you may find answers on the back of a milk carton.
Or can jus scroll to 11:58 - 13:11 of the video and get some major insight...
P.S
no one want to listen to a lecture without a supporting story.....
curiosity is blamed and shamed, becuase people could see their potencial and rise above their illminded, fearminded heads. you are the best advice for banning schools (which does the exact opposite of what you dou) static learning. no place for thinking on your self or even beeing on your own. just beautiful to see what happens if people reach their potencial through their natural emotions.
This so describes my childhood! I love it.
Fantastic speaker. Thank you!
To retire at 20 you need a mindset that doesn’t separate life and fun from work. That way you won’t ever need to retire and focus on collecting the maximum amount of positive memories.
Basically, you have to make intensive brainstorming sessions during the college years to know with 100% certainty what is your dream job, following the appropriate training/studies to nail that job, while also making sure that your grades are so good you will triumph over other candidates for the same position and that the market for that job isn't oversaturated and will not become obsolete during the 40 years you will have to work.
You need to be perfectly sure, perfectly focused, and have perfectly accurate information on everything. Seems to be easier said than done.
Truer words were never spoken. Most people fail to realize this their entire lives. Me...I knew it for the past 13 years but have ingored it or talked myself out of it due to fear....Well, that has ended....now 13 years later the fear will be no more, and I fully embrace "that feeling" [curiosity and passion] !!!! For when you have those two things, you enjoy life so much more!!!! Life is too short not to live passionately each and every day.
These TED talks seem to be giving less and less valuable practical advice and give it an inflated title just to pull in views. This video doesn't really provide advice on "how to retire by 20" so much as 15 minutes of "let me give you my life story anecdotes" which would never get the same number views. Other "let me give you my life story anecdotes" have similar titles. ie "how to trade for a living". The main point 12 minutes into this? Curiousity translates to creativity translates to success and it is never too late. 13:00 "Read more, ask more questions, be open to new experiences. Follow your inner child." This is the kind of TED advice we have in so many videos?
4 minutes in and I cannot stand another meaningless childhood story.. if she had invented the internet maybe Id be encouraged to stick around but who the hell is this woman and why am I listening to her?
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Because, Her beautiful Legs on that tight jean.... She forgot talk about that and If you click and observe a Fat and Creepy woman saying the same thing you change the channel as faster you can.... Just classical DIY motivational thoutghts with sex appeal...
P.S.: I'm wrong.... He talked about the Jeans on first Year College... ;-) ...She knows where is the power on her... but Ted audience expect "inspirational" histories...
I only made it to 2:18. Listening to someone stroke their own ego is not my cup of tea.
thybigballs it helps to build her story, she wraps it up pretty well.
I guess that's the difference between you guys and her, she has a longer attention span.
thybigballs
Made me thing of this about her " /watch?v=94Uie7UCdOU " Egomaniac..
Learned something today... the rejoiner after the 'curiosity killed the cat'... 'but satisfaction brought it back'! Thanks!!!
i thought eventually the video would stop being "Me me me me me me me..." and get to a point, but at 8:13 i just decided fuck it. there is too much self praise in this video, and too little anything else.
The comments here are terrible. So much hate and ignorance.
no she didn't
But they're funny
Kroanos M breast implants
Kroanos M what are you expecting from average people? That's why they live average, are paid average and will be forgotten... like average people do.
Gerardo Leal Villarreal Gerard the game changer everyone, watch out
Wonderful, inspiring talk!
Why so many thumbs down??? A lot of jaded, disgruntled people out there who have no more hope?
What's cool is her last name in Arabic translates to "metal" and its a word people use to describe something to be strong or unbreakable.