The Truth About Walking The Path Less Traveled In Life
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 มี.ค. 2024
- Today, I'm not just sharing a memory; I'm sharing a piece of my heart from 2008. It was a year that tested me, shaped me, and eventually led me on a path I never expected.
From being a university dropout working at a takeaway store and a petrol station, to feeling lost and overwhelmed, my journey was far from easy. But it taught me something invaluable.
Choosing your own path means embracing the unknown, facing the difficult chapters head-on, and most importantly, realising that it's okay for the first few chapters of your journey to be tough. It's all part of the process of writing your own story, a story only you can pen.
As I reflect on those challenging times, I'm reminded of the power of perseverance, the importance of walking your own path, and the undeniable truth that the most difficult journeys often lead to the most beautiful destinations.
Have you ever taken a step back from the default script of life to write your own story? How did it feel, and where has your journey taken you?
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This video got recommended at a perfect time. Just got into a car accident a couple days ago, the car is brand new and the insurance refuses to pay he damages. It has only been a year since I moved out of my parents house accross the country to write my own story and the first few chapters have been very challenging! This video reminded me of what the path I have chosen really is and that it is only a part of the proccess.
As an Asian Australian also from Adelaide. The road less walk is seriously a hard one but I guess it teaches us what the fundamentals of each individual strengths and weaknesses are. We truly find out what we are made of. Hey vinh if your ever in Adelaide drop by my pizzeria. Would love to meet one of my idols. Jamie’s pizzeria in prospect. Your words hit me so hard and have given me courage to push through even through hard times. Thanks so much.
This video has truley opened up my heart I almost cried. This means a lot and It is very relatable, I cant believe i clicked on this video It really cheered me up after such a rough few years I'm about to turn 24 this July and have been feeling like such a failure through out all four years of my Business degree I have been so lost its unbelievable and feeling like this will never reach an end by creating my own path which has been very unpredictable but creative Thank you for this talk. 😊 Best regards. 🙏
I'm in a similar position, except turning 25 this July and having a computer science degree.
Mark Twain's poem "the road less traveled" good material to reflect on. Remembering that no matter which path you take whenever you approach that fork in the road you won't be the same person as you were the last time you were there. Times might get rough but even through rough there's rewards to be discovered and in reflection jewels recovered.
I don't even know what you do, but I love the way I feel when I watch your content. I feel empowered and I gain insight into what I need to improve. I was excited for a video where you lessened the theatrics. I miss old TH-cam and the videos where people aren't performing. The chance to feel connected to you and build trust in your perspective was ruined by the sunglasses. It felt like you were hiding behind them.
Vihn Thanks alot. I come from Uganda and here if you drop out you're seen as a public failure. Sometimes I cry but when I look at the harvest for all of this I feel even more energized to go for it. I will always fix my eyes on the prize. I gave up engineering for entrepreneurship. It is hard but I know it is worth it
Your content overwhelms me with gratitude Vinh. Thank you for inspiring and bringing value to so many of us as we walk through this path of intentionally designing the life we want to live.
Another quote like the harbor one is: "Planes are safest when flying because on the ground they rust faster".
Thank you for being so vulnerable and opening up about a challenging part of your life! So glad to see things are better for you and your masterclass was great!
I could find myself in the things he was saying and it’s truly making me feel like I’m not behind anymore. Thank you for everything! You have a way of sharing those experiences that makes them so relatable to me. Don’t change it pls
i almost didn't click on this video but i'm glad i did. every single thing you said resonated with me. i'm in the exact same position as you were. just hearing these words and reading these comments make me feel not alone in my struggles. thank you.
Thank you for sharing this. I did complete my degree but quit my first job after 10 months because I had other dreams. It's been a little over a year and it is not easy, not easy at all. There is no script as you said, I'm the one writing my story.
But the canvas is not a plain paper, some of it has already been written by life. I'm just filling in the gaps. Let's see how my story turns out. I'll reply to this comment after a few years to give an update.
That accounting degree was not a waste of your time, or money for three reasons. 1) It revealed to you what you really wanted to do with life to such an extent that you could not ignore it. 2) It gave you a deeper knowledge on how to handle all the money you will make, or are making now. Many people make a lot of money but they don't know how to handle it. Case in point are those people whom win millions of dollars in the lottery and then lose it within three - five years and end up in poverty. 3) Another reason why the people who win at the lottery and then lose it is because they still have the same consciousness they had when they were poor. You cannot have a lot of money and a poverty consciousness at the same time. During that time as an accountant, you were building a "rich man's" consciousness by becoming clear on what you wanted.
Anyway, that's my rant. Thank you for the video!!!
Thank you. You spoke to my heart and soul. I felt understood listening to you. This is the most valuable video for people who've chosen to walk that path, and who are going through those first chapters of that path. Thank you.
Thank you, Vinh,
for the encouragement.
I have chosen to walk path.
I have been successful.
I did lose credibility with friends & family.
I found new friends,
The family continues to love me, though they think I'm wierd.
20+ years have past & i am content my life.
Vinh, you have just told ME that. My gratitude.
I needed this man...
❤ I just want to thank you. I have been watching some of your videos and if it wasn't for you. I never would've made it through this next journey in my life. I run a community garden in West Palm Beach and we have been doing talks. And at my last talk, 90 people showed up and it was because of you. I was able to fulfill my speaking engagement. We started out at 60. This was our third talk and more up to 90 people. So thank you so much for everything. You share online if you're ever in West Palm, please look me upand we will take a tour of the garden.
The amount of comfort I just got from this video is just wow!! Thank you so much ❤
I really felt on this one. Thank you for the message and your story sharing Vinh.
Thank you for sharing Vinh. This video, a year in the making, is one of your best. It shows we all have times of struggle but will persevere. We all learn lessons at our own pace. We can't have major success without major failure. Its just they way of the universe and balance. Like everything ok earth. Congratulations on your success! You are a huge inspiration to me and many many people. I have learned so much from your videos. I am grateful for finding you. Thank you
I feel you deeply. Thank you so much for sharing your experience.
The story of the Mexican Fisherman really helped me get a perspective on life. Not that I've ever caught a fish in my life but I earn just enough from my own enterprises to pay my bills and choose how I spend my time. Makes no sense to work myself into a grave just so maybe I can, one day, afford to pay my bills and choose how I spend my time.
Thank you very much Vinh. I hope one day being able to thank you in person.
Thanks so much for your thoughts . I enjoy listening to you talk ..
As someone who is in the moment, aspiring to be more than what i am your talks really do make a difference in my confidence when im not feeling to sharp. Thank you so much Vihn! And keep up the good work ;-∆ 👍🏻
Thank you for sharing this video! A bit different than usual but some how really accurate and fitting... Glad to have found your channel!
Thanks for sharing. I think a lot of people have this struggle as well ❤ appreciate you brother.
Thank you, Vinh!
I admire your authenticity 🙏
Thank You for sharing Vinh.
Thank you, I heard you, I needed this
Thank you ,that really means a lot for me
Vinh, I genuinely appreciate your efforts, I am thankful to God for every circumstance you went through good or bad especially the bad ones that craved you into this current person, I appreciate that you did give up not just on yourselves but on us too,
this video resonated with me, but it rings a bell more for my older brother, he went through many hardships betrayal, theft, and so many things, that he can't continue learning because he doesn't have enough money, and always I hear him talking about his friends who were much less than him in studying, and now he is 28 old with pretty much nothing to hold onto, I want to talk to him but I don't how, I wish he doesn't give up and wait, just like you did, but maybe the difference is that you chose, and he got no choice but I think if you choose or not you still got to ride the horse and move..... omg didn't expect to writ al of this LOL I think these vids aren't your only journaling entries anymore xd!
Thank you so much vinh,thank you so much.
So needed to hear this. Thank you Vinh.
Hey Vinh,
thank you for sharing this video. It's of such importance to share this insight. Failing is ok but standing up as you said is needed to accomplish what you want and to learn from your past failures.
I failed with my first business last year and trying to recover from it. Right now will be probably the hardest time of my life to get back up on my feet, but I will do it myself because no one else will do it for me and I'm still in my 20s so there is plenty of time. Once standing again I will try something again to make the world a better place, atleast a little bit.
Have a great day!
Watching this, I’m reminded why I subbed to you, and why I should never unsubscribe. It’s messages like this, that feel almost tailormade for me, that remind me
Amazing content bro, you are helping a lot of young fans with this knowledge 👍
Thank you for sharing you life chapter experiences. I am going through it very similarly. Very comforting video
Thank you Vihn! It was really helpful
It hits very hard, and thank you for this thoughts
thanks vinh ..this help me a lot
As we come out of the muck of life our steps are extremely labored and difficult and as come out we start to encounter easier ground to step on until we determine the path ahead. However, we have to be vigilant to not get complacent because we can have very difficult experiences that we never see coming.
Thank you for sharing your talents and thoughts with us
Thank You Vinh!
thank you. used to feel like everyday i was falling behind, now it feels like im falling forward. I’m otw. Just you wait.
Well that's exactly why you're so popular amongs people: because you stay true to yourself, to your inner feelings. Just like a lot of us.
Omg yessss. Thanks so much for the wisdom, Vinh!!!
Thank you Vinh for sharing this precious key moments in your life. Such a gem 💎. I’m close to finish chapter #5 and you’re so damn right. Never give up, never give in! 😎✌️
Thank you Vin
thank you, Vinh.
I was the same I was studying Civil Engineering and I was good at it and really enjoyed it but I couldn't handle the clients and with that and constant reports and deadlines I ended up having a mental breakdown and got signed off by the doctor and I left at the start of my final year. God it sucked.
But now I'm working in a nice quite warehouse, it's like getting paid to go to the gym and I'm investing my money in the stock market. (Doing really well) Money isn't an issue anymore and I'm loving it, buying a house is a problem (for now) but that's the same for everyone at this moment.
thank you so much
Love that quote too, brilliant share, thank you for sharing in your authenticity, very powerful ✨️🙏💪
Thanks for sharing this Vinh :)
I have a feeling this might go viral, the title is just so catchy
Thank you for sharing 🤍
When I sat at desk at my first job i also thought: GAME OVER.
It’s okay Vinh, because now, you are loved for doing something you love! You have a beautiful voice and God saved you from that suffering! I relate to you much, because I’ve been unemployed since September 2023 after I graduated on June 2023. I wish I could get out of my own pit just like you! We all have a unique talent that the world doesn’t open up to, but we should all persist to find out what it is, and make it bloom!
So true, bravo. I like to point out that writting your own story do not imply the first years to be bad nor that going on hard academic studies is not part of your true own story. Let me share:
I choosed computer graphics for studies (R&D, master, PhD, and 8y of postdocs), my parents couldn't understanding the point. Worked hard, long hours, no weekend, no extra pay, and such poor salaries; so often alone in the labs for so many years; but God, no regret, loved it, As I felt like a dog, smelling the ground of research, digging felling there was something there; finding a problem, trying and trying to solve the issue; then having this "odd" idea, and it worked! Discovering something (not even that important), writting the paper, going to present it, a couple of drinks and back to the lab looking for another problem...
All that process, all these hard academic years, it felt good. First years can be good and academic year can be great moments.
This long comment because I see more and more young people disconsidering science or engineering thinking "I have to find my own story and cannot follow the scripted of academia".
Just follow what you like, smell the ground, and dig hard.😊🎉
This means a lot Vinh - it's a video I'm gonna return to when I need to - I run my own small business, and even though there are so many promising things ahead (my clients love what I do and return for more, but it's taking time to build), I'm in those first five chapters now. I tell myself to keep going, but hearing it from you is so wonderful too and super empowering - thank you so much 🙏💕
thank you, vinh
Thank you for sharing… ❤embrace the suckiness!
“The first five chapters are going to suck.” 👏👏👏
I believe your hard chapters were there mainly because you didn't know that you were about to walk your own path. But I can imagine that the culture around you was (and is) stronger than where I grew up, but it definitely exists here as well!
Walking your own path doesn't need to be shit for 5 chapters! I'm saying this to not scare people to try. ✌️
Thanks vinh
I only watch you for moments like these 🩷😸
You're very generous thank you for watching my content and happy you receive value from it 🙏
Not gonna lie. This is exactly where I am in my life. I feel like a disappointment. All my friends seem to have it all figured out. Some of them even have cars and have travelled. They're all graduating with good degrees
While I'm studying a course I don't even really like.
Not gonna lie it sucks man, it really does.
Failure hurts but can teach you
Perfect I feel pathetic now
That's on you
Hey, your value does not depend on your current assets or skills or even on your success down your path. It's hard to learn that quiet sense of self-worth, but it's worth it. If you can love yourself right now, you'll love yourself always, and it'll make you such an inspiration to the people around you.
Learn that your feelings are valid, it's important for you to figure out where they're coming from, to take them seriously and to take responsibility for them. Growth comes with processing and tackling your emotions.
Path is walketh out by man, go create your own path!
Thank you Vinh, needed to hear this.
Toyota really does make the best air conditioning!
You know what?
I believe him.
He doesnt seem like those guys (who graduated from Harvard or Yale) that tell people " I used to be one of you" in order to sell them a fake empowering story.
I think Vin seems different. Authentic. He REALLY has gone throuht these stuff. I truly believe him.
I still suck. But thats another story. Noone know if I ever get successful. Still, I liked Vin's story. Vin's personal truth.
If HE could make it, then why not ME as well?
@5:28 this plan of life is too boring for me. I'm not a robot and I love to spend time with my family and there has to be alone time.
Currently taking a break from work and will be working on a few projects of mine to build a business out of. There's no fun not living a life like a robot and in a way someone else has chalked it out for you.
❤❤❤
hey Vinh, I'm Vietnamese and i am a 23 years old drop out like you, but instead of dropping out to follow passion, i dropped out for absolutely no reason. Now all my peers graduated and got decent job, meanwhile i have no sets of skill, no degrees, i'm a little bit lost in life, i wonder if you have any advice for me, any clue what my next move should be?
Less traveling
Not
Less traveled
Holy crap this dude went back in time from last year LMAO
Edit: After watching the entire video jokes aside..Yeah man definitely, this is something most of us have to deal with...Rich folks or kids have it so so so easy and don't have to worry squat...I grew up poor and my fam is still poor to this day and work thier arses off for a beautiful home etc etc
I play to do the same with time
15 of march 2023
2023 X 2024✓
I'm guessing he meant 2024 and not 2023.
2023?
you made this video in 2023?
Great Vihn.. I would like to suggest you read Quran.. You will learn a lot.. more..
this felt too close me Vinh.i am from india and i too just drop out of college trying to get into some big frims that pay you basics for doing the basic job for 2 years under contract just kills me.I want to do real programing, my father and mother wants me to get a goverment job and settle 🧑💼. when i see my reatives, i dont know what to say. its bee years, there is no one who supports me now. but i am strong, stronger than you Vinh. i will finish what i started.
thanks vinh