My Career Advice For Anyone Feeling Stuck In Life

I wasted my 20s. No one spoke anything positive or beneficial to me early in that decade, and I had no clue what to do with my life, career-wise.

Unfortunately, that continued until I was 34. At that time, however, I came across a diagram that changed my life.

In this video, I want to share that exact diagram with you and show you the power of all the questions it answers.

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[haibaidzokwomandre]

I will soon be 31 years and struggling to make it through life. Started web development few months back, not easy to study on my own, I do my best. Love that IKIGAI summary.

[duztv]

"Passion can come later over the importance of a paycheck" so true 💯 4:24

[Maynarded]

Man being 34 and just finding your channel makes me feel so much better about starting to learn python, thank you!

[ankitjain]

I got broke. No job, all savings paid for rent and expenses. Its a terrible feeling of having no money left.

[thekezich]

The fact that nobody talks about the book Arab Money Secrets, speaks volumes why people dont earn a lot of money..

[JustinBishop]

dad died, divorce, left 100k oilfield, moved cross country and learned to code at 34. im 36 now and graduated IT programming, blockchain internship done, 347 applications, 7 interviews done, 3 blockchain software engineering companies on the table, been grinding for 2 years. Im almost there with the offer. I jumped off a cliff and built a plane on the way down. I looked at what i was good at with an Ikigi diagram. Computers, finance and building stuff. I told everyone I was gonna do this and said fuck you to anyone who doubted me.

[UnitedCorporationsOfAmerica]

My passion is riding motorcycles, chasing women, and drinking at the beach. I haven't been able to convert this passion into an income stream.

[BeccaTKawaii]

Definitely an informative video. I turned 30 this month, and have been in and out of jobs my entire life. I too, have a passion for computers, and have wanted to pursue them as a career for a long time, but being alone has made it impossible. I've definitely become a negative person, and my advice to people would be that you need a person to support you. You can't make it single in this world anymore, it just won't happen. You'll be living paycheck to paycheck, and probably doing something you hate. My girlfriend recently got promoted at a job she loves, and is now making great money. She wants me to work only part time to have time to pursue schooling for computers. Without her support, I'm fairly certain this would be my last year on this rock. Being alone for so long, it makes you see only the worst in everything. Find someone to love unconditionally, and you'll develop a reason to continue rather than rationalizing your acceptance of the end.

[AndersonSilvaMMA]

What is stopping me is the fact that I feel like I'm not proficient at anything

[donaldlee]

I'm a lot like you. I have always enjoyed computers in middle and high school and did BASIC programming on my Commodore 64 (this was the 1980s and 1990s). I struggled after high school, dropping out of college due to poor grades and working multiple blue collar factory jobs. Those jobs were depressing because I was surrounded by people with low self esteem and little desire to improve their life situation. I finally graduated with a Genetics degree and immediately starting doing what I loved, which was computers. My first job was as a Pascal programmer, then Delphi programming, then MS Access Basic, Visual Basic, and now 20+ years later I am a senior software engineer at a national science lab in Berkeley, CA. You may have seen it in the movie Oppenheimer. After 20 years I still love programming and can't believe I get paid for what is effectively also my hobby.

[ih]

i just started looking for career advices as soon as i just graduated and baam your video pops up. This really is clearing my vision, Thank you !

[xFarhan]

I don't comment much but man you are under-rated. The way you simplified it is amazing. That drawing should be the go-to for finding your direction and it should be taught in schools. Thank you Travis

[klesks]

Love that concept! I realised that I am wasting my time by wanting to be perfect and putting too much pressure on me when it comes to the transition to being a web developer or developer in general. I love building things, talking to people and finding good solutions. At the same time I often feel like "it's too late for me", being 38 years old. That's ridiculous, I know :D ... I now challenge my negative beliefs about "not having enough time" and "being too old" to get into tech and actually really helping people with my services to foster their businesses.

[cathleyson]

it is not good to tell people to hurry up and that time is ticking when everyone has their own unique journey and timeline. there's no rushing friends as long as you know what you want to do in this lifetime.

[iamyou]

Ignore the haters, you’re an inspiration for me I’m glad I found you in my early 20s. I love videos like this and the AI one you made before highlighting realistic routes. I always watch you in dinner I check hmm has travis uploaded today. Love your voice to man! :)

[the_dude_playing_the_guy]

At risk of being laid off as an app dev, I am transitioning to going back and complete nursing school. Ironic you used it as an example as this is the exact situation I am in

[bluehope]

Thank you so much for this video. I needed to hear this. I was a Ph.D. student for biomedical engineering (heavily materials focused) and decided to quit for two reasons: no passion and not enough profit. I found out my passion was the need to make a difference in the world and learned I was good in research. So now I decided to switch my career to clinical research. Before watching your video, I felt insecure for not pursuing engineering, but realized I may have had a miserable life if I kept going that route.

Thank you!

[redzanurrahman]

Maybe your experience has given you so much wisdom. Each time I watch your vids, I am awestruck at how much I can take away or how much I can relate to what you say. You are truly a gem!

[joeyschankey]

I’ve been struggling with this for a couple years now, I just joined the trades. This wasn’t my dream job or thought to get into after school. But I have a passion and I’m good at photography videography and making YouTube videos. My girlfriend told me I have a creative brain, and that I shouldn’t waste it. She also told me recently, do what makes you feel alive. So I’m going to finish my apprenticeship while doing photography videography and YouTube. Continue and see where it goes.

[MarcoPolo-fsuw]

Thank you, Travis. I'm sure your audience will appreciate this video. I sure do. It's a simple concept that seems obvious once you learn about it, but it isn't something most of us would figure out on our own. I'll be spending a few days meditating on this.