Not unless it provides some sort of value to someone else be it entertainment or otherwise. And even then, you can't just do it well, you have to do it better than someone else.
Boss said we're going back to the office full time after covid is "done". We're doing our job 100% perfectly from home. Can't be around small vision people, and antiquated thinking. Quitting. Getting film work. Working and meeting filmmakers while I make films. Better than an office life.
I quit my corporate job after 4 years of misery to become a fitness personal trainer. This was 2 months ago, at the moment I'm not yet making the same money, but I am making enough to survive. I am much more fullfilled doing this and the hope that this will grow into something bigger and more interesting gives me a lot of motivation and drive.
@@thabitalani1407 why don't you use your knowledge to obtain the physique you want, and then use yourself as an example of a successful transformation to attract your clients?
I quit my job yesterday. I paid off all my debt and I feel finally free. I have two weeks left now. It feels great. An unbelievable weight has lifted off my shoulders. I agonized over this decision for over a year. I have a lot of savings to decide what I want to do next. This video was one of the main things that helped pushed me over the edge. Thank you!
Congrats man. I'm in a similar position. Debt paid off with a little bit of money saved up and considering taking the plunge. Part of me wants to save up for just a couple more months. Part of me just wants to rip the band aid off knowing I'll wake up happier in a couple of weeks if I wasn't at the job I'm at now. Thanks for sharing and I hope you enjoy your new found happiness!
@@mikebrownbassist802 thanks Mike! Glad to hear you are able to concentrate on your health. That will surely increase your overall happiness and quality of life! I think I'll give myself a deadline. By the end of 2020, I should have 6 months expenses saved up and I'll feel comfortable at that point to leave my current job and pursue what I truly want to do. Thanks again for sharing. It's encouraging to read that others have made the change in their lives and can succeed!
Thanks everyone for the kind words but I haven't been able to find a job in a different field yet. So, I've taken up a temporary accounts job again to help with the cash flow and I'll keep on applying elsewhere.
Great speach I agree, we should quit our boring jobs and experiment in our lives until we find something that we like. However "you jump when you can afford to drown" if you are in huge dept or a very very tight financial situation you should be careful.
Don’t just quit hot.....Plan your exist......I have some debt that practically I can pay with my job this year. But only going to work until next month... will save enough money to pay my rent and basic needs... and repayments for a full year... I’ll have a full year to test my metal..if someone is under shitload of debt that’s another story... it might take bit longer but it will work for certain..... remember plan your exit.
Glad you found success by quitting! It's paralyzing to quit a stable job, but if you don't do so when it's time, it ultimately becomes fatal to the soul. Quitting with a mindset that one will still fight on positively.....that will always be a blessing in disguise. New opportunities will come. It's just that life hasn't shown you the way yet, but if we stay positive, these pathways will appear somehow
Being employed has really been mentally draining and depressing.I had to settle for an office admin job even after graduating with a degree in supply chain management.The pay is not worth it because iam not happy.I have dived in entrepreneurship on the side and you cant imaginr how much i enjoy being my own boss.I made more profits in sales in three months than what i earned in my job.I have drafted a resignation letter which i will hand in a few days and do what I love .Life is short to waste on something you dont love or gain any satisfaction in.
"People pay money for a well rendered service." I love that. It's so true. We establish our own value by doing good work. This man makes no excuses. He isn't advocating for being irresponsible in our choices, he is merely pointing out that we always have a choice. Excuses keep you stuck. Action moves you in the direction of your desires.
More than anything, he succeeded because he had faith. You have to change your mindset if you want to succeed in a business or be self employed. You have to be ready to wake up earlier, go to sleep later and give your all to your business even though the first few years will not be so great financially. Keep the faith that in the long run it will work out. Keep your day job and work on your business on the side until you feel confident enough to quit your job.
I was laid off in July from a high paying marketing position with a startup healthcare company. I just accepted a job this week (a month later) doing my dream job of becoming an event specialist with a large hotel chain! I couldn't be more excited to start a job that won't be behind a desk every day. I am grateful for the time spent doing marketing because it allowed me and my husband to save up for our house we built, but now I can breathe and take a step back and still pay the bills. Cheers to those realize that the corporate desk jobs aren't for everyone and not the only way to survive and BE HAPPY.
100% - my dad has been working the same job for 35+ years and still isn't rich. I look at him and say to myself, 'that's not how I want to end up career-wise'.
I'm a doctor but I was made to work as a receptionist.. I totally lost confidence in me. It was really toxic. Today I took this step to resign for my mental health.. though I don't have another job in hand, I had to take this step. I hope I'll get a good job next 😇
So, I told my nephews about entrepreneurship and in 2 months later I asked them who they want to be. And the younger ones said, "I want to be an entrepreneur!" Lmao I was so happy. You have to teach your kids. It's our responsibilities to teach the next generation to think differently. Thanks for the video.
Happy?! Being an entrepreneur is no easy task: it's 16 hours workdays, it's creating something new, it's being fully responsible for every mistake. It's not for everyone, if anything it's for very few, it sounds to me you've just indoctrinated them to repeat what you'd said. Careful with what you project on kids: doctors and engineers are safe careers, the unsafe ones should be chosen freely by people who understand the risks involved. Entrepreneurs were seen as losers until a decade ago, now they're all the rage, but it's just another fad. Give them the tools, not the answers.
Man, I watched hundreds of videos, read books and even attended seminars to solve my problem of how to move on in life. You helped me so much with These statements, I'll let hear from myself when I suceed:-)
Simple, though not easy-and that's why it's such an important idea to continue sharing. I'm super excited about the trajectory moving forward in increased opportunities for remote work, freelancing, independent contracting, and entrepreneurship. Be your own boss.
HIS WORDS hit me like a ton of bricks. I quit my toxic warehouse job to start my side hustle full time. My wife was so scare to not have a stable income, she want me to kiss their feet in order to get my $15 hour job back. I told her NO am the man of the house and I will provide for my family. Now I make close to 4k a week instead of 450 a week doing what I love.
This video inspired me to create a video about the great resignation. It took me about 6 months to create this on top of my full-time job, setting aside at least 4x of 1 hr workout per week, cooking healthy foods that take hours to prepare, rejecting so many night outs just to spend more time pursuing my passion while having so many people discourage me from creating meaningful videos online like this channel. As you can tell, personal development isn’t a joke because there are so many sacrifices to be made, which are often uncomfortable but knowing that there are also so many like-minded individuals who have passion for becoming a better version of themselves each day and who are willing to show support makes me more motivated to keep pursuing my passion for creativity and intense desire to provide as much value as I could. When I was a kid, all I wanted was to have a career that pays well so I can buy whatever I want but now that I’m grown up and went through tons of setbacks from losing tons of people in my life, getting lost in the world with full of life traps, being ridiculed for pursuing my dreams, having so many people tell me that I’m merely wasting my time creating a meaningful content online, and so on, I can say that long-lasting happiness can’t be bought or earned because it comes from within us
I stayed too long in a job I didn’t like and then when I moved to a job I thought would be better I assumed that maybe the reason I didn’t quit the first job was because God wanted me to find this second job in tech (I wouldn’t have found it if I had left the company). Flash forward a few unexpected events later….this job is actually worse considering the anxiety and stress I’m going through 😂😂 I think maybe God sent me another rough job to really push me into quitting corporate all together. Because if this one really was better then I would have become complacent. I don’t have the worst job in the world and many would want what I have . But something isn’t sitting right with me and I think I ought to honor that.
Gets harder and harder to do as you work up to making more money and cost of living explodes... I was finally making enough money to not stress too much, but costs have gone up so much I'm back to stressed. Quitting now would almost certainly set me back decades in pay... and pretty hard to save up enough to get through that time without immediately needing to jump into another boring job to cover bases.
The biggest problem that is stopping us is not knowing what else to do, so you just stick with what you know. I think just quitting without knowing what to do next is a bad idea. You need to have a plan first.
absolutely need a plan. Completely irresponsible to leave without one, especially having your financials covered. Have you come across anything you think you could do?
@@nickalater true, i didn't take my own advice and quit without a plan and now it forced me to take action like start looking into other ways to make money and develop side projects i never took seriously before when I was working
This is my 5th time watching this and I’m ready to tell my wife that one of us has to go out and find something else. Working together is tearing us apart quickly and if we want to continue our marriage we HAVE to do something. Although we have had similar talks, they always end up in a “well if you can’t bring home $xxxx then no” so this time I’m going to offer to shoulder the burden so she can go and find something else. Im really hoping this works, I’m petrified of loosing our relationship but it’s coming up quickly
I handed my resignation letter 3 weeks ago due to the toxic environment and lack of recognit9on and apprectation plus the stress in the accounting field I have to no idea what to do in the next phase But I know can work in the office for someone any longer Wishing good luck to anyone who made this leap
I quit my job about 6 months ago. I've had trouble getting an idea of my own rolling, but, If I still had my job, I would never have started and I'd probably be miserable.
I experienced a sense of relief after viewing the video, as I officially resigned from my high-paying job today, yet I did not find any enjoyment in it.
Easier said than done when you have no savings, 4 mouths depending on you, mortgages to pay, people knocking at your door and absolutely no wall to hold your back! Quitting your job just cos you hate it in this state is a catastrophe!
Really I got amazed about your talk now I am in a state ,what you, explained about but in somewhat ,diverted way .I really need to find what I am loving consequently it will help me out to make some huge money . I realized after leaving a job to get a better one somehow after 2nd job I understood that its not my cup of tea so from this I felt eventhough I have studies which I hate the most now ,because of unemployment but one fine day for sure I will do and achieve Thank you Inspirational and mind blowing speech
The premise of this based a totally flawed assumption. There are millions who love what they do but can’t keep doing (at least not as a career) because it doesn’t pay them enough to survive. There are even more people who can’t just quit and walk out because they need to eat. Agree that getting experience of something new is a good place to start.
I am engineer and work 5/7 days of a week. It takes my 12hours in a day , and earn avariage money . I'm 23 years and I finished master degree last year on engineering. But today I see Im not happy jn this work , I feel I waste my time .I can't even read one paper information about engineering. But I love psychology I learn and read 5 hours in a day , so I feel i can do it well and I love it that I can read all day and not feel bored .I wanna start teaching English first and earn money while that I wanna study psychology What do u think?
Hey Sadig! I'm in a similar position as you. I'm an engineer working 5 days a week and I just don't feel fulfilled at my job and I don't find it meaningful at all. I've been doing a lot of buying, servicing and selling of bicycles and bicycle parts as a side hustle and it's something I am really passionate about and really love. In the process I've turned my garage at my parent's house into a full bicycle workshop and I can see it turning into a business some day!
@@sadigismyl5593 I am curious, what is your standard of dealing with both of work at the same time? The reason why I am asking, is that most of time we set really high expectation to ourselves, we think of a perfect balance of both work, and this standard will hold us back.
Omg same! I am an engineer but discovered my passion in psychology. I also want to study but I am hesitant. I'm 32 already. I really hope you could give us an update as well :)
Love you Bro... I have been searching for some answers for years some them I already knew ..But you gave the answers to most of the questions... I hold not doubt now what I need to do .. Although the way will be difficult.
I quit my $280K job last week and decided to go all in with Real Estate development, something I have been doing on the side the past 3 years and have brought me a ton of joy, and good side $. It’s scary to leave your comfort zone, but happiness is key, and the potential to make even more $ for yourself instead of making someone else rich. You have to be comfortable being uncomfortable at the beginning, as they say.
My problem is every time I quit and go on my own, it never makes me any money. Do what you love is nice in a perfect. I trade in now to survive.. I have lost all hope for the future
I'm also pondering the idea of quitting, but I am sooooo scared. I always keep thinking, well I could get stuck in an even shittier job. Love the home office perk, but some toxic people in the company are just unbearable, I am not a psychologist, but I wouldn't be surprised if they turned out to be socio or psychopaths :)))
@@briangallagher3538 in the end I pulled the trigger and I think it was the best decision in my life. Thank god that my frugal lifestyle and my crypto investments allowed me to not stress about finding another job. The big thing that helped me was thinking, well if one door closes another one opens, and somehow if you are in the right mindset it works for the better.
I resigned from my job as a employment salesman (yes selling people to employment is a thing in my country). These people are the most marginalised members of society, who govt desperately wants them off social security pay. The workload is ridiculous, the hours are crazy, there was no lunch breaks and the KPI are unrealistic. Coercive boss, keeps piling work on us and if we are tired called us lazy. Every employee suffered work burnout and a co worker got into serious car accident due to work fatigue. They wanted us to sign up as many people as possible into a job plan contract as soon as possible. From then on they are trapped, forced to do fortnightly meetings and then get them into work soon even if they are ill, disabled, ex felons with serious criminal records, severe literacy issue and/or combination of all. The boss doubled KPI on short notice, so the pressures on to get them working soon. Got to the point boss wanted employees to engage in unethical practices. I was forced to sign up a guy who was in hospital to agree to a job plan over the phone. Another was a young lady just who got diagnosed with terminal illness and another a 68 years old lady with severe osteoarthritis. Also to collect character data on them, then lie to them government wants them to do it to keep their pay. I couldn’t live like this, even if it’s a high paying job, so I quit. Also while resigning got told off for failing to collect data, but told them where to go and refused the unethical practice. I am now going after my dream job: to help the less fortunate, travel the world and run my own community organisation.
This sounds great. I’ve done this….walked away from a job but then, here come the bills! Then back looking for a job. I agree with this but some planning should be done before quitting.
"Moneymaking is not rocket science. You do something you enjoy and you'll be rich" Issam Guy 2018. Well, Issam I enjoy playing tennis and video games. I'll quit my job and do these two things. I trust you, this is going to work. .................. WHAT A DORK!
Beautiful Philoshpical examples and I really liked the way you put your own realizations in the simplest words. I always wonder why people are not able to break the vicious cycle? Are they afraid of failure or is it because they train of thought never allows them to think too deep into the future? Btw, I quit my job a week back :)
@sneha B Why do you need permission from someone to tell you it’s okay? If you are being called to do so and that’s what you want for this one life we have to live. Do it. Worst case scenario, you’ll have 3 years to figure out your next plan of action. 😜
@@snehab7676 you have enough savings for 3 years and you’re listening to others tell you what to do? Do you know you’re in a better position than 90% of people? I wonder if you’re in a better position than the people telling you what to do. Anyways, if you want to quit than do it. Especially in your case most definitely do it! You should be proud of yourself for saving so much money and still having the disciple to work a job you want to quit.
@@snehab7676 totally feel you. Same dilemma here. Govt. job that has me institutionalized. 12 long years. So ... have you quit your job? How are you dealing with it?
You also must be in the position to be able to quit, don’t go haphazardly quitting your job. Work hard, keep and good reputation and there will be opportunity. It will not be without risk, but it will always be there.
I put my one-month notice in two weeks ago. With my student loans paid off, enough money saved to last me half-a-year, and an almost finished product that people have already offered me money for, there's no good reason to not leave my job at my profit obsessed employer and pursue the dream I've had for the past five years.
L E G E N D A R Y!!!! THIS IS GOLD. I say it everyday to myself and everyone around me. Looks like the Great Awakening is going well on Planet Earth. Cheers everyone to moving away from stupidity. ❤❤❤
As someone who is trying (as in actively doing things and looking for other opportunities) to escape this type of job, I can tell you that what is stopping me is obligations, and I don't mean to myself. Trust me, if it was that easy to just quit tomorrow and everything would be already then I would've quit yesterday. Saying "there is nothing to lose" is absolute nonsense. This is basically a 14-minute video that says, just stop doing your job today.
Police officer for 15 years, sick of the stress of being assaulted nearly on a weekly basis and insulted, was almost stabbed few months back and the anxiety it brought has been truly horrible , leaving to be a personal trainer which I have a genuine interest in, I helped a lot of people and recieved commendations for life saving but I was genuinely unhappy, you only live once this is not a dress rehearsal, as Jim Carey said "you can fail at what you don't to do, so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love" , God bless
“When you do something you enjoy, you do it well. When you do it well, you get paid.” THATS A WORD!
The best part.
Totally untrue too.
Cos you love what you do, you do it well
Not unless it provides some sort of value to someone else be it entertainment or otherwise. And even then, you can't just do it well, you have to do it better than someone else.
Money is a name from human acts , this is not the truth
No one in the history of mankind has ever said while on their death bed, " I wish I had worked more".
Just put my 2 weeks in 3 days ago. I am letting go of anything that is not conducive to my growth mentally, spiritually, financially and physically
So, friend... update?
Good for u!
Your so lucky. Your free. How did it go?
Wait. You were working at a job that wasn't conducive to your growth financially?
@@spankmobley you read that right. That was peanut pay. I make 5 figures monthly now
That's so true, I just quit last week, I was feeling miserable, and my mental health matters the most for me ❤
And how is life now?
I quit my job of 16 years, spur of the moment, on June 23rd of this year.
OMG...i love my new life!!
@@toddinthemiddle nice!
@@DenG611 freedom 👍
@@toddinthemiddle How you survive with no job?
@@cosmomindset2018 When one door closes another greater always opens...You'll never know the greater unless you close the door of unhappiness
This is why you jump while you're young. 18-35 if you have no huge responsibilities, go for it.
Boss said we're going back to the office full time after covid is "done". We're doing our job 100% perfectly from home. Can't be around small vision people, and antiquated thinking. Quitting. Getting film work. Working and meeting filmmakers while I make films. Better than an office life.
Good luck
@@thecongo8505 just got this notification. I quit and I start on a movie on Monday. Can’t wait.
Good luck dude. Hope you are having a great time making films . Something which resonates with my passion.
That's AWESOME! Congratulations to YOU!!!
@@film_magician omg how did it go for you??
I quit my corporate job after 4 years of misery to become a fitness personal trainer. This was 2 months ago, at the moment I'm not yet making the same money, but I am making enough to survive. I am much more fullfilled doing this and the hope that this will grow into something bigger and more interesting gives me a lot of motivation and drive.
Bro do u have the physique that qualifies you to do that? Cause i have the knowdlege not the body yet how can i leavrage that ?
@@thabitalani1407 why don't you use your knowledge to obtain the physique you want, and then use yourself as an example of a successful transformation to attract your clients?
@@STUPIDTH-cam_HIDINGMSGSFirst start with research. Google “How to become a truck driver” and then take action from there
I quit my job yesterday. I paid off all my debt and I feel finally free. I have two weeks left now. It feels great. An unbelievable weight has lifted off my shoulders. I agonized over this decision for over a year. I have a lot of savings to decide what I want to do next. This video was one of the main things that helped pushed me over the edge. Thank you!
Congrats man. I'm in a similar position. Debt paid off with a little bit of money saved up and considering taking the plunge. Part of me wants to save up for just a couple more months. Part of me just wants to rip the band aid off knowing I'll wake up happier in a couple of weeks if I wasn't at the job I'm at now. Thanks for sharing and I hope you enjoy your new found happiness!
@@mikebrownbassist802 thanks Mike! Glad to hear you are able to concentrate on your health. That will surely increase your overall happiness and quality of life! I think I'll give myself a deadline. By the end of 2020, I should have 6 months expenses saved up and I'll feel comfortable at that point to leave my current job and pursue what I truly want to do. Thanks again for sharing. It's encouraging to read that others have made the change in their lives and can succeed!
@@John14vs6_ aww..sorry to hear that. I am in a similar position myself. Truly money cannot make us happy.
@@rangerfan1868 how you doing? Did you finally resigned and pursued your passion?
@@John14vs6_ still in the same position, the pandemic is making me reluctant to move.
Did you finally change jobs?
Just handed in my resignation today. I'm an accountant who never really liked accounting. I'm extremely nervous and relieved at the same time
Best of luck in the next part of your journey! You've got this.
How’s it working out for you now?
Congrats to you for taking that leap! Any updates?
Wow..ur a courageous person..truly, the best of luck 2u..I hope happiness finds u friend.
Thanks everyone for the kind words but I haven't been able to find a job in a different field yet. So, I've taken up a temporary accounts job again to help with the cash flow and I'll keep on applying elsewhere.
"When you change something that you hate so much, it's liberating." 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾That's SO TRUE!!!!
Great speach I agree, we should quit our boring jobs and experiment in our lives until we find something that we like. However "you jump when you can afford to drown" if you are in huge dept or a very very tight financial situation you should be careful.
Smh
Don’t just quit hot.....Plan your exist......I have some debt that practically I can pay with my job this year. But only going to work until next month... will save enough money to pay my rent and basic needs... and repayments for a full year... I’ll have a full year to test my metal..if someone is under shitload of debt that’s another story... it might take bit longer but it will work for certain..... remember plan your exit.
This is me rn
Exactly, pay off debts first, plan your exit, and move on to something else
This is POWERFUL "the future never arrives"
This guy got zero applause, that adds to the value of his words.
Mind blown. I watched this because I hate my job, now I have no fear about quitting
Just curious, what change have you made on your job?
Glad you found success by quitting! It's paralyzing to quit a stable job, but if you don't do so when it's time, it ultimately becomes fatal to the soul. Quitting with a mindset that one will still fight on positively.....that will always be a blessing in disguise. New opportunities will come. It's just that life hasn't shown you the way yet, but if we stay positive, these pathways will appear somehow
I am curious, has the pathway appear for you?
@@minnahu2023 Yes
I don't think I stumbled on this Ted talk by mistake... Guy literally spoke to me and that's how I exactly feel
When you do what you love, you do it well. That was all I needed
Being employed has really been mentally draining and depressing.I had to settle for an office admin job even after graduating with a degree in supply chain management.The pay is not worth it because iam not happy.I have dived in entrepreneurship on the side and you cant imaginr how much i enjoy being my own boss.I made more profits in sales in three months than what i earned in my job.I have drafted a resignation letter which i will hand in a few days and do what I love .Life is short to waste on something you dont love or gain any satisfaction in.
That's amazing!! I love it when people win. Keep hustling. Super happy for you.
"People pay money for a well rendered service." I love that. It's so true. We establish our own value by doing good work. This man makes no excuses. He isn't advocating for being irresponsible in our choices, he is merely pointing out that we always have a choice. Excuses keep you stuck. Action moves you in the direction of your desires.
More than anything, he succeeded because he had faith. You have to change your mindset if you want to succeed in a business or be self employed. You have to be ready to wake up earlier, go to sleep later and give your all to your business even though the first few years will not be so great financially. Keep the faith that in the long run it will work out. Keep your day job and work on your business on the side until you feel confident enough to quit your job.
I am so depressed cause of my boring job ,And TH-cam suggest me this video...now going to resign and start something new
Good luck bro, looking foward to quit also
si me tambien👍
Well ???? How's it going??
@@meech7520 i let that job and join other i have completed 10th here ...Now everything is going well
10 months
I was laid off in July from a high paying marketing position with a startup healthcare company. I just accepted a job this week (a month later) doing my dream job of becoming an event specialist with a large hotel chain! I couldn't be more excited to start a job that won't be behind a desk every day. I am grateful for the time spent doing marketing because it allowed me and my husband to save up for our house we built, but now I can breathe and take a step back and still pay the bills. Cheers to those realize that the corporate desk jobs aren't for everyone and not the only way to survive and BE HAPPY.
100% - my dad has been working the same job for 35+ years and still isn't rich. I look at him and say to myself, 'that's not how I want to end up career-wise'.
I'm a doctor but I was made to work as a receptionist.. I totally lost confidence in me. It was really toxic. Today I took this step to resign for my mental health.. though I don't have another job in hand, I had to take this step. I hope I'll get a good job next 😇
I am a nurse and I’m quitting this summer. I don’t know what I will be doing after that but I’ll figure it out.
@@ladysparkle6784 Don't worry, only after the bad days, the good days follow😇
This is such a brilliant underappreciated talk. Thank you Issam Salih.
So, I told my nephews about entrepreneurship and in 2 months later I asked them who they want to be. And the younger ones said, "I want to be an entrepreneur!" Lmao I was so happy. You have to teach your kids. It's our responsibilities to teach the next generation to think differently. Thanks for the video.
Happy?! Being an entrepreneur is no easy task: it's 16 hours workdays, it's creating something new, it's being fully responsible for every mistake. It's not for everyone, if anything it's for very few, it sounds to me you've just indoctrinated them to repeat what you'd said.
Careful with what you project on kids: doctors and engineers are safe careers, the unsafe ones should be chosen freely by people who understand the risks involved. Entrepreneurs were seen as losers until a decade ago, now they're all the rage, but it's just another fad.
Give them the tools, not the answers.
Man, I watched hundreds of videos, read books and even attended seminars to solve my problem of how to move on in life. You helped me so much with These statements, I'll let hear from myself when I suceed:-)
hi, update?
Simple, though not easy-and that's why it's such an important idea to continue sharing. I'm super excited about the trajectory moving forward in increased opportunities for remote work, freelancing, independent contracting, and entrepreneurship. Be your own boss.
HIS WORDS hit me like a ton of bricks. I quit my toxic warehouse job to start my side hustle full time. My wife was so scare to not have a stable income, she want me to kiss their feet in order to get my $15 hour job back. I told her NO am the man of the house and I will provide for my family. Now I make close to 4k a week instead of 450 a week doing what I love.
I love this speech!❤❤❤ The best speech I found after watching different quitting jobs videos.
This video inspired me to create a video about the great resignation. It took me about 6 months to create this on top of my full-time job, setting aside at least 4x of 1 hr workout per week, cooking healthy foods that take hours to prepare, rejecting so many night outs just to spend more time pursuing my passion while having so many people discourage me from creating meaningful videos online like this channel.
As you can tell, personal development isn’t a joke because there are so many sacrifices to be made, which are often uncomfortable but knowing that there are also so many like-minded individuals who have passion for becoming a better version of themselves each day and who are willing to show support makes me more motivated to keep pursuing my passion for creativity and intense desire to provide as much value as I could.
When I was a kid, all I wanted was to have a career that pays well so I can buy whatever I want but now that I’m grown up and went through tons of setbacks from losing tons of people in my life, getting lost in the world with full of life traps, being ridiculed for pursuing my dreams, having so many people tell me that I’m merely wasting my time creating a meaningful content online, and so on, I can say that long-lasting happiness can’t be bought or earned because it comes from within us
I stayed too long in a job I didn’t like and then when I moved to a job I thought would be better I assumed that maybe the reason I didn’t quit the first job was because God wanted me to find this second job in tech (I wouldn’t have found it if I had left the company). Flash forward a few unexpected events later….this job is actually worse considering the anxiety and stress I’m going through 😂😂 I think maybe God sent me another rough job to really push me into quitting corporate all together. Because if this one really was better then I would have become complacent. I don’t have the worst job in the world and many would want what I have . But something isn’t sitting right with me and I think I ought to honor that.
I already quit jobs that I didn't like (twice) and I never found something that I like. Sad story but still.
keeep trying
Same! Let's keep on trying. We can do it :)
Gets harder and harder to do as you work up to making more money and cost of living explodes...
I was finally making enough money to not stress too much, but costs have gone up so much I'm back to stressed. Quitting now would almost certainly set me back decades in pay... and pretty hard to save up enough to get through that time without immediately needing to jump into another boring job to cover bases.
That's what I needed to hear. True wealth is the peace of our minds.
One of the legendary talk ever I heard . Great.
The biggest problem that is stopping us is not knowing what else to do, so you just stick with what you know. I think just quitting without knowing what to do next is a bad idea. You need to have a plan first.
absolutely need a plan. Completely irresponsible to leave without one, especially having your financials covered. Have you come across anything you think you could do?
Sometimes you have to cut the safety net to force yourself to find a way.
@@nickalater true, i didn't take my own advice and quit without a plan and now it forced me to take action like start looking into other ways to make money and develop side projects i never took seriously before when I was working
this TED talk is not very good advice unless you have zero debt, and 6-12 months of expenses covered and no family obligations
This is my 5th time watching this and I’m ready to tell my wife that one of us has to go out and find something else. Working together is tearing us apart quickly and if we want to continue our marriage we HAVE to do something. Although we have had similar talks, they always end up in a “well if you can’t bring home $xxxx then no” so this time I’m going to offer to shoulder the burden so she can go and find something else. Im really hoping this works, I’m petrified of loosing our relationship but it’s coming up quickly
Wow…
Hope this worked out for you guys :)
Tomorrow never comes. Live now.
Did it two weeks ago... I want to work on my own business now. Let's see how it goes.
I feel guilty about abandoning others I work with, not necessarily about making less money.
I really loved this talk, what an amazing guy!
Thanks really... this is great.... going to bed and you don't know what tomorrow holds... is very interesting
I handed my resignation letter 3 weeks ago due to the toxic environment and lack of recognit9on and apprectation plus the stress in the accounting field
I have to no idea what to do in the next phase
But I know can work in the office for someone any longer
Wishing good luck to anyone who made this leap
Same here. Accountant planning to put in my papers next week after 9 years in a company with no clue what to do next.
1000th person to like - Ive been contemplating leaving my job for the past two years, its defo a sign..
brutal simple direct honesty. its so refreshing!
I quit today, thank you
I quit my job about 6 months ago. I've had trouble getting an idea of my own rolling, but, If I still had my job, I would never have started and I'd probably be miserable.
Perfect timing to see this. Bless you and this message.
I experienced a sense of relief after viewing the video, as I officially resigned from my high-paying job today, yet I did not find any enjoyment in it.
Thank you for the encouragement, I am taking immediate action
honestly I rather have a boss that respects me and I will be ok with boring job that makes money
Hate to tell you this, but most bosses don't respect their employees...they just pretend to. They respect their peers.
Best speech I have ever heard....🧡
Just what i needed to hear today
Hey bro, you just blew my mind. Very inspiring content.
Thanks TEDx team for your perseverance and valuable content
Life is what you make of it.
Best TEDx talks
Yup it's true, you do the same thing everyday, collect your pay check and leave for years on end.
We just got out of a pandemic, it's time to try something new and make something out of myself. May God's grace be behind me
God bless this man. Amazing message 👏
2018 - "Quit your job and do something interesting" ; 2020/2021 - "Thank God I have this boring well paid job"
No, it's even worse because now jobs are even more abusive.
@@DebraJohnson just try having none
Easier said than done when you have no savings, 4 mouths depending on you, mortgages to pay, people knocking at your door and absolutely no wall to hold your back! Quitting your job just cos you hate it in this state is a catastrophe!
Hands down the best damn ted talk ever!!
Really I got amazed about your talk now I am in a state ,what you, explained about but in somewhat ,diverted way .I really need to find what I am loving consequently it will help me out to make some huge money . I realized after leaving a job to get a better one somehow after 2nd job I understood that its not my cup of tea so from this I felt eventhough I have studies which I hate the most now ,because of unemployment but one fine day for sure I will do and achieve
Thank you
Inspirational and mind blowing speech
The premise of this based a totally flawed assumption. There are millions who love what they do but can’t keep doing (at least not as a career) because it doesn’t pay them enough to survive. There are even more people who can’t just quit and walk out because they need to eat. Agree that getting experience of something new is a good place to start.
I needed this so much
I am engineer and work 5/7 days of a week. It takes my 12hours in a day , and earn avariage money . I'm 23 years and I finished master degree last year on engineering. But today I see Im not happy jn this work , I feel I waste my time .I can't even read one paper information about engineering. But I love psychology I learn and read 5 hours in a day , so I feel i can do it well and I love it that I can read all day and not feel bored .I wanna start teaching English first and earn money while that I wanna study psychology
What do u think?
Hey Sadig! I'm in a similar position as you. I'm an engineer working 5 days a week and I just don't feel fulfilled at my job and I don't find it meaningful at all. I've been doing a lot of buying, servicing and selling of bicycles and bicycle parts as a side hustle and it's something I am really passionate about and really love. In the process I've turned my garage at my parent's house into a full bicycle workshop and I can see it turning into a business some day!
@@williamtai89080 how about now,can u deal with both of work at the same time?
@@williamtai89080 I am curious, how are you doing now? How did your job and side hustle evolve?
@@sadigismyl5593 I am curious, what is your standard of dealing with both of work at the same time? The reason why I am asking, is that most of time we set really high expectation to ourselves, we think of a perfect balance of both work, and this standard will hold us back.
Omg same! I am an engineer but discovered my passion in psychology. I also want to study but I am hesitant. I'm 32 already. I really hope you could give us an update as well :)
Love you Bro... I have been searching for some answers for years some them I already knew ..But you gave the answers to most of the questions... I hold not doubt now what I need to do .. Although the way will be difficult.
I needed to hear this
All I can say is, he damn fine & on point 😘
😂
He is, was like damn
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Back off, he’s mine🤣
I quit my $280K job last week and decided to go all in with Real Estate development, something I have been doing on the side the past 3 years and have brought me a ton of joy, and good side $. It’s scary to leave your comfort zone, but happiness is key, and the potential to make even more $ for yourself instead of making someone else rich. You have to be comfortable being uncomfortable at the beginning, as they say.
What you did is called being prepared, best of luck to you.
My problem is every time I quit and go on my own, it never makes me any money. Do what you love is nice in a perfect. I trade in now to survive.. I have lost all hope for the future
I'm also pondering the idea of quitting, but I am sooooo scared. I always keep thinking, well I could get stuck in an even shittier job. Love the home office perk, but some toxic people in the company are just unbearable, I am not a psychologist, but I wouldn't be surprised if they turned out to be socio or psychopaths :)))
Any other fears holding you back? Have you decided to pull the trigger?
@@briangallagher3538 in the end I pulled the trigger and I think it was the best decision in my life. Thank god that my frugal lifestyle and my crypto investments allowed me to not stress about finding another job. The big thing that helped me was thinking, well if one door closes another one opens, and somehow if you are in the right mindset it works for the better.
Put in my 2 week notice on Monday 🙌
I resigned from my job as a employment salesman (yes selling people to employment is a thing in my country). These people are the most marginalised members of society, who govt desperately wants them off social security pay. The workload is ridiculous, the hours are crazy, there was no lunch breaks and the KPI are unrealistic. Coercive boss, keeps piling work on us and if we are tired called us lazy. Every employee suffered work burnout and a co worker got into serious car accident due to work fatigue. They wanted us to sign up as many people as possible into a job plan contract as soon as possible. From then on they are trapped, forced to do fortnightly meetings and then get them into work soon even if they are ill, disabled, ex felons with serious criminal records, severe literacy issue and/or combination of all. The boss doubled KPI on short notice, so the pressures on to get them working soon.
Got to the point boss wanted employees to engage in unethical practices. I was forced to sign up a guy who was in hospital to agree to a job plan over the phone. Another was a young lady just who got diagnosed with terminal illness and another a 68 years old lady with severe osteoarthritis. Also to collect character data on them, then lie to them government wants them to do it to keep their pay. I couldn’t live like this, even if it’s a high paying job, so I quit. Also while resigning got told off for failing to collect data, but told them where to go and refused the unethical practice.
I am now going after my dream job: to help the less fortunate, travel the world and run my own community organisation.
Hey Issam these debt collectors don't believe the story that inspired me to quit my job, can you hold me down for a few months? I'll wait....
This sounds great. I’ve done this….walked away from a job but then, here come the bills! Then back looking for a job. I agree with this but some planning should be done before quitting.
Thanks for the videos
I just tender my 10 years job on 1 JUL24❤
The silence from the crowd implies they're still not yet ready to quit their jobs and... so.... do..... I.... >_
Expertise can lead to passion
"Moneymaking is not rocket science. You do something you enjoy and you'll be rich" Issam Guy 2018. Well, Issam I enjoy playing tennis and video games. I'll quit my job and do these two things. I trust you, this is going to work. .................. WHAT A DORK!
Your absolutely right brother
I resigned today. New year, new beginnings!
Watching this today because I had given myself a deadline to submit my resignation letter today but now am having second thoughts...
Beautiful Philoshpical examples and I really liked the way you put your own realizations in the simplest words. I always wonder why people are not able to break the vicious cycle? Are they afraid of failure or is it because they train of thought never allows them to think too deep into the future? Btw, I quit my job a week back :)
I want to quit too but everyone told me not to coz it's a govt job and corona situation
I even have enough savings for three years
@sneha B Why do you need permission from someone to tell you it’s okay? If you are being called to do so and that’s what you want for this one life we have to live. Do it. Worst case scenario, you’ll have 3 years to figure out your next plan of action. 😜
@@snehab7676 you have enough savings for 3 years and you’re listening to others tell you what to do? Do you know you’re in a better position than 90% of people? I wonder if you’re in a better position than the people telling you what to do. Anyways, if you want to quit than do it. Especially in your case most definitely do it! You should be proud of yourself for saving so much money and still having the disciple to work a job you want to quit.
@@snehab7676 totally feel you. Same dilemma here. Govt. job that has me institutionalized. 12 long years. So ... have you quit your job? How are you dealing with it?
Quit my cushy government job, walked away from 200 hours vacation and $45,000 paid sick leave in the name of happiness. Never give up!
You also must be in the position to be able to quit, don’t go haphazardly quitting your job. Work hard, keep and good reputation and there will be opportunity. It will not be without risk, but it will always be there.
It's a Great Talk👍
I put my one-month notice in two weeks ago. With my student loans paid off, enough money saved to last me half-a-year, and an almost finished product that people have already offered me money for, there's no good reason to not leave my job at my profit obsessed employer and pursue the dream I've had for the past five years.
I quit my job… and i am here… hopefully i find something
L E G E N D A R Y!!!! THIS IS GOLD. I say it everyday to myself and everyone around me.
Looks like the Great Awakening is going well on Planet Earth. Cheers everyone to moving away from stupidity. ❤❤❤
Great talk!
As someone who is trying (as in actively doing things and looking for other opportunities) to escape this type of job, I can tell you that what is stopping me is obligations, and I don't mean to myself.
Trust me, if it was that easy to just quit tomorrow and everything would be already then I would've quit yesterday. Saying "there is nothing to lose" is absolute nonsense. This is basically a 14-minute video that says, just stop doing your job today.
The best video I ever watched
Not so easy when you have kids and you’re in your late forties
Very inspirational talk 👏🏽👏🏽💥
Thank you for this inspiration, Sir!
Just give a thumbs up!
Police officer for 15 years, sick of the stress of being assaulted nearly on a weekly basis and insulted, was almost stabbed few months back and the anxiety it brought has been truly horrible , leaving to be a personal trainer which I have a genuine interest in, I helped a lot of people and recieved commendations for life saving but I was genuinely unhappy, you only live once this is not a dress rehearsal, as Jim Carey said "you can fail at what you don't to do, so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love" , God bless
Ok so I'm the breadwinner for three children. I hate my job. Shall I take this advice? Do you know how HARD it is to find a good paying job?
or any job for that matter.