The Psychology of Career Decisions | Sharon Belden Castonguay | TEDxWesleyanU

[Farhoor]

Things that stand out in her speech for me was : "our problem is we don't know who we are before deciding who we wanna be"

[californiacoast]

Our problem is that the cost of living takes priority over the cost of pursuing our "passions" in life.

[Lu-cidity]

What I got from this is that I should take a chance and pursue what I want to do for my life even if it might possibly be a bust. If i succeed, I'm happy with my career and If all else fails at least I know I tried and can move onto the next thing with no regrets.

[cindyhalpern]

I was a career counselor and a social worker, a teacher's assistant, and now a writer.
I never made a lot of money, and I never will. But at least I like what I do.

[studycess]

if you're reading this, get that college course you love to prevent regrets in the future. Do not listen to others, they don't know who you really are and they will not spare any seconds, too, to know you. SO, GET THAT COURSE.

[lailaalfaddil]

Thanks for this amazing information !! If you don't find a means of multiplying money, you will wake up one day to realize that the money you thought you had, has finished. Investment is key, I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life

[InspiredByTor]

I love that she focused on self-awareness because this is an area that I think a lot of people forget about in regard to influences on career decisions, ESPECIALLY with the college population!

[dimariobell]

My gosh... I took away from it that align career with who you are, not blindly chasing the one thing you're passionate about, but 1. understanding who you are and what works for how you're wired is important and 2. Understanding that who one is isn't just a singluar thing/identity and that finding one's career is a journey for some

[DigitalDiego]

It's never too late! I just graduated med school and decided to follow my passion instead, and I'm the happiest I've ever been in life. :D

[timechai]

This is well-informed and sheds light on how impactful it is to become aware of the systems in which we live and have learned to identify ourselves within! Identity absolutely matters, and this is because of the way our society works today and the system of values and hierarchies that are so deeply ingrained. To learn about the world is to learn how we've ended up exactly where we are..

[skyjeanne]

Everything needs time, even recognizing ourselves. Most people don't have that patience. But we can't blame them either for maybe they have loans to pay and don't even think that their passion is important and those time we reflect on ourselves won't pay any of our paychecks. But to those who have the priviledge to know their passion, and can follow it, I hope they have patience to endure anything that happen because I always remember this phrase "with a great power comes great responsibility", so it will never be easy. Thx for this talks Sharon.

[qisiangng]

I have a big issue with this notion of career identity. What happens if our career identity is one that is a dead end? What if society and the market do not value the talent and uniqueness we bring? In a perfect world, what she says is correct. But the disturbing truth is that many of us will not have the opportunity to live out our identity. You can be anything you want to be, as long as it is banker, tech entrepreneur, or programmer. The rest of us may just have to make do…

[MaruskaStarshaya]

Professional orientation should be a subject at school as mathematics and chemistry are. We should start our journey of looking what we like and want do all our life as early as possible.

[nomaalkali]

Deciding what manner of person we wish to be is truly a daily self discovery journey... I think we all need to embark on.. Thank you so much for this insightful presentation 🤗

[bipclaire]

Thanks for sharing. So much of our career is affected by conscious and unconscious factors. However, we also can allow ourselves to creating our own career identity.

[Dilwarda]

We must be aware of the different options available and try each of what we think suits us one by one. We should not held biases which are influenced by family, friends, society, culture, relegion etc.

[ronchambers]

I have been blessed to have had long lasting jobs that I loved. Now that I have relocated I need to find a new career in my new chapter of life. This video encouraged me to seek that next enjoyable and fulfilling job/career and not settle for anything else.

[whyttitude]

Passion is overrated. We should focus on internal liking and disliking. Allowing yourself to make mistakes.

[AS-kfol]

Maybe be this just me but, making money makes me happy. There's a wide range of things I can be happy enough doing if I get paid enough.

[PinkYellowGreen]

Any decision you make in regards to your career is personal. The way you make money is serious business. Hope everyone watching this video is doing something they love for a living.