The Path to Discovering Your Talents and Passions, with Sir Ken Robinson | Big Think Mentor

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Youre truly free when what you do gives you everything you need, and when all other things don't matter in the slightest. i have little money but feel so rich because my talent rewards me more than money or anything else could.

Mahavishnu

I miss you, Sir Ken Robinson. Thank you for everything. . R.I.P

shashanklearnslife

Dear Ken, It's so true that I wonder why I never took the time to find out earlier in my life! I's when I moved to China on my 57 years old I discovered my real purpose in life! I started teaching little kids in China English. Well I didn't had much choice of doing what I did in Holland. So teaching English was one of the very few options! To my surprise It turned out to become my most wonderful job I ever had in life and even now I'm retired I keep on doing this. I now combine it with my other passions Music en Drama. I developed an almost holistic approach to help these kids develop the basic skill to communicate in English and express them self in so many ways. I wish Chinese state primary schools would develop more in the direction that you describe. There is so much suffering, wasting talents, stress and frustrating parents and kids, when will they ever learn? Anyway thanks for you wonderful lectures, ideas and work, it really helped me to become what I am now!

Love you, Ken! All the work you do is so wonderful, thank you!

MegamiTenchi

There are always tasks which no-one ever wants to do. And always will be. Hoping that everyone can do what they like is rather naive, altough beautiful.

WhereDidItRun

Same here. Im in my late 30's and I am just now discovering a passion for something. It took me a long time to discover it and believe it or not, it was staring me in the face the whole time. For me, what helped the most is asking myself "honestly" a question. What do I enjoy doing whether I'm alone or with others? What would I enjoy doing day after day after day...for years? Then when I got to the root of that, I asked myself how can I get paid to do or be a part of that thing. Hope that helps

ajdakid

good morning, awesome, spot on, when one has a passion we have the eyes of a child and the creativity of Leonardo

bovachuck

I think a major hurdle for most people is that what they enjoy doing would not provide enough financially to shelter and feed their families.

ottawadigs

This is exactly the problem i've had my whole life, since high school i didn't even know what i wanted to do, i'm uninterested in almost everything and i can't find anything that could get me interested to invest time and work on it, like a specific work career, i've been feeling lost for more than 8 years and i still feel like this, i can't find a way out for this.

SkyHize

So much wisdom in 3 minutes! We miss you!

marcocresci

I'm very happy with what I do. I identify very much with this "It's not what I do... it's who I am"

HDLuffEva

I try to maintain a work/life balance. I used to tell myself that I loved my job. Made the balance that I hated my life. Now, I have admitted that I hate my job, I can more easily love my life.

rustysnak

three types of learning: being taught something, wanting to learn something and having the passion to discover something for yourself, there's a big difference between them. if you have a passion for something, you don't need money or guidance from anything that can't be found free. with a passion, you don't do it because you want to, you do it because you need to. think of all the famous that are not considered "smart", if you can find your passion and truly tap into it, that's all you need...

RDSTER

If you haven't, watch Sir Ken Robinson's presentations at TED Talks. They're amazing.

VintageKimchi

I partly agree, willingness can be taught. But also can be inherited. Every child in the world is born different with his/her special traits, but also some traits that aren't so great.

tuckerread

1) There are people (I have met some of them) who genuenly love cleaning things and it is very much their 'thing'. 2) It's got nothing to do with positive thinking. It takes hard work and dedication to find something you love to do and then to stick with it through thick and thin. It is not easy and it requires sacrifices, like almost everything else in life. Most people are too lazy/jaded/pessimistic to even try.

gogothewind

everything has a good reason you would understand if you knew. not knowing them makes us forget these reasons though exist. it takes a little practice but if you accept that, youll start seeing the world with different eyes.

aMattes

you don't develop talent, you have to be born with it, talent is a genetic gift

nkelly

I think that what you are good at and what you want to do aren't the same thing. But regardless if it's easier to archieve something at sphere/work you're good at, but to get really good at something a passion is neccesary to push yourself beyond what normal person would do, which is why I think that what you really want is more important for when choosing your path than what you're good at.

pRopaaNS

The idea is that, as hksin basically said, to have something you are working towards. You don't get to do what you want to do RIGHT NOW just because it's your passion; you get to put in the necessary work/service beforehand in order to achieve it in the future.

Hijodeganas