There are three choices when it comes to earning money. 1. do nothing. This usually ends up making you homeless, begging for money, and always hungry. 2. Get a job. This will pay your bills... most of the time. 3. Get a career. The difference between a job and a career is simple: A career is something you do because you enjoy it. Passion is an important part of deciding which career you want to have. If you do not love what you are doing, then don't do it.

I'm a firm believer to do something that you love as a career. I tell the young people I deal with day to day, find what they love and do it. If it's not there, then create it. My coworkers don't understand my frustrations working 9-5 at a place I'm not happy at and doing something that I'm not passionate about and makes me unhappy almost every day. They think I'm crazy that I do video productions jobs on the side after I work long hours. But it what makes me keep going, and gives me pleasure.

@jordeman4172

3 жыл бұрын

Hey how did it turn out for you?

I also believe that life should be joyous in all aspects of life.Music is the one thing that i just love.It can pick you up,and put you down.Can breed a happiness to so many people.And if can make some one feel good , or to be able to relay that in life there are struggles.There will be pain but just as the storms come that too shall pass.That the only true mistake is one that you do not learn from.And that life can be a beautiful paradise if you truly push for what you want,no one can stop you

True, passion is love in what interest you. For me it is video games, music and basketball.

I also loved when he said first ask your self what do you love and I also think that work should be something you are willing to do for free, yet someone is willing to pay you.

This is a link for readiness evaluation for FSU online. Its great to hear the confirmation of what passion is when it involves work and career. I also believe that work is something you do in exchange for money, whereas a career is something that you love to do even past retirement you would do it for free but you actually get paid for it.

This guys gets it. PASSION is what drives us. I have a passion for making music. Quincy Jones, Dr. Dre, and Timbaland are few producers that inspire me to work harder and stay in the studio a few hours longer.

I think that I needed to hear this two years ago. MY husband is a film major an Full Sail. He move to FL to complete his degree while I stay in Milwaukee. Prior to him leaving we fought all the time. i could not understand why he was not happy with a 9-5 job. This explained it for me. I am settling with my job, its not my career it's not my passion...That's why I am happy that I am enrolling in the Mobile Application Development program at FS.

I agree Full Sail University recommended this video to watch and made my children watch it,too.Everyone should and I feel do have "passion" and love for something that drives them.I heard passion and I heard love but the main thing is drive.I will do it for free,I will do it if I'm tired,I will do it no matter what anyone says,because my passion and love for this outweighs what anyone say or do.This is my destiny!

Full Sail University recommended your video to watch and I agree with the 'Passion' of something you do in your life that you love to do that you would do it for free yet you are getting paid to do it.Doing what you love and it makes you happy is twenty times better than doing something you do not love and being miserable and unhappy in life.

Full Sail brought me here. I agree with most of what he is saying, save the part about," Anyone who says they are not the same person at work as they are at home is lying at one of those two places." I wouldn't call it lying, I am just motivated at work to get home and to do that as quickly as possible. So that I can do the things I enjoy.

I am a wedding photographer based out of Nashville. I find inspiration and passion for my images through all sorts of different medias. I find that different genres help me to create images that aren't typically found in the wedding industry. Drawing from Fashion, Film & Cinema, Music and Comic Books all help me to fuel my passion to create new images. I love to work with other artist and bounce ides off one another. I find this helps me to think out side my comfort zone. Sent Here by FullSail

Full Sail recommended I watch this. And I agree when he said what are the things you love and what are the things you enjoy.

I was sent to this website by Full Sail University. I really feel that watching this video that was provided really helped me to see that my love for video games and game design is my passion and my life. I have never felt this way about anything every in my life. I can't see myself doing anything else but this and it's what makes me happy. I feel that I have the passion and potential to change lives and achieve greatness. Thanks for really opening my eyes to see that this is what i really want.

He has a great way of verbalizing the idea of passion and how to identify what it is your passionate about; his ability to express with confident assurance is certainly motivating. Hence why he is a motivational speaker of some sort. When your truly passionate about something, you don't have to even think about it, It automatically surfaces mentally w/o having to draw upon what it is you think your passionate about. Btw I to was sent here by Full Sail and my Passion is MUSIC!

I also was sent to this site from Full Sail University. I'm glad I got a chance to watch this video and was able to get the difference between something you "love" and something you just do to get paid for. I like the reference about thinking of something that you would do or free. That's a heavy statement, because in these days nobody wants to do anything for free, so it must be passion involved. Clever way of putting it, kudos.

Full sail sent me here and I agree with Simon do what you love work should be enjoyable because a passion for what you doing you will eventually move on to something else

I was sent here by Full Sail University. This video is exactly how I interpret this next step in life I'm taking. I just recently got out of the military and am now looking to further my education in the arts. I strongly agree. in order to be fully happy in life, you have to enjoy and love what it is your trying accomplish.

I was directed to this video via Full Sail. This video should be shared with young adults in high school. It would be helpful to be able to direct our youth toward their passion in life instead of just a career. If they knew that the two could be synonymous it would make a big difference for them. I know it will for me now.

Agreed the point is sometimes harder as your passions can be multiple. Work you love is the number 1. For me that opens the door to the other passions i have and would develop.

@captureyourflag

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing, Noel. One thing about passions that a colleague of mine mentioned today teaching a class is that being able to understand what you really, really love or care about is critical. Why? Because work is hard and things take time to develop so if you are doing something you love or at least believe in it is more likely you will persevere and work through the challenges that lead to growth and outcomes. To your point about work you love as a "gateway" to other passions you have and would like to develop, can you share more on this? How do you connect your passion to work you love and how do you prioritize which passion you connect with work first and how to then order which other passions you will develop from there? Thank you for sharing and adding to this conversation! - Erik

@noelafflick9945

5 жыл бұрын

Aggreed my passion is what it is that lead to opening up my other passions 1 Theater ect n dinner 2 Helping other be it taking kids or family out 3 keeping some persons garden tidy without taking liberties as a spare time thing

@noelafflick9945

5 жыл бұрын

And the occasional club resturant n wine bar dont go a miss

I like many was sent from Full Sail and I am grateful they linked this video.

This very clearly communicates what I've come to believe at this late point in my life. I have lived this approach and finally confess that music is what I'm indeed passionate about.

I love that listening to this video was one of my first assignments! Confirmation is so absolute!! I'm finally taking up the right thing in school. lol yay!

Thanks for this video!! I think is a good subject. I found what I love to do years ago and is the best thing ever happened to me.

Awesome advice! Finding the core aspects of what you love instead of thinking that you have to make the exact activities that you enjoy part of your career.Very helpful to me, thanks for the insight!

I'm not sure what Simon meant about being different at home then at work, but I do know I try to be professional where ever I am, and with what ever I'm doing. I feel that if your yourself where ever you are and who ever your around, you don't have to be a pretender, or fake. Just be your self. I do believe we all have room for improvement. There is no one thing that inspires me. There is one man that motivates me, and encourage me each time I see his work, and that man is Tyler Perry.

Full Sail University sent me here and I'm glad that I watched this. It really opens your eyes to what you are passionate about and not just a "hobby that you like".

It really does come down to what you like and what energizes you. But in order to do that you need to try different things. You have to put yourself out there and get your feet wet. That is the only way you will know what you like and don’t like. Even if you have no idea, just moving towards this idea can be a great feeling because you are finally moving in a direction that is beneficial for you. It’s not easy but the easiest things are never the most rewarding.

Jamie, that's a good point. Both Simon and another interviewee, Jullien Gordon, have great perspectives on not fully engaging in your work and finding reward in the process. Search on "Jullien Gordon Underemployment" to learn more both from our interview and Jullien's TED Talks. If you have not watched Simon's TED Talk highly recommend that as well!

WOW!! What a unique perception! Very insightful! Thanks!

A great lesson on the power of collaboration, Cheryll. It can be so motivating to find others who share your passion to create and have a willingness to work late to make it happen.

I think I'm in love. Brilliant, he actually got it. I tapped into this and it changed my world.

Thanks, Tarrow. Appreciate the Tyler Perry shout out too. It's amazing how much he has accomplished in such a short span of time.

When I was an attorney, I was required to be a different person at work than I was at home. It sucked. I'm so glad I had the courage to change careers. Anyone can do it. Just expect it to be hard and work like it. It will turn out to be easier than you thought, and you'll be so happy, in hindsight, you would have gladly paid a higher price.

Perfect description of what passion is and does when used correctly. I believe Full Sail is the place for me and my passion to shoot videos because it doesn't feel like a job or just a degree. I feel as if someone helping me become better at treating something I love better. To be honest it feels as if I'm going to therapy session really.

Thank you for your service and best wishes in your studies!

Thank you so much for sharing your story, Kimberly!

Thank you for sharing your perspective, Ashley!

Thank your for sharing, Christopher!

FSU recommended this and I couldn't agree more with what was expressed here.. Makes perfect sense.

What a wonderful video. I agree with Simon on being the same person regardless if your at work or home. In many respects being yourself allows you to fit in better at the work place. The ability to be professional doesn't necessarily change who you are but rather shows a level of restraint and focus. I know from experience if your different at home than at work you will always feel like your only living at one or the other but not both.

Full Sail sent me here and I could not agree with the video more. I don't see why it is so hard for people to find their passion because everybody loves to do something. I think if more people focused on the things that they loved to do, a lot more people would be happy.

That is a great point re: showing a level of restraint and focus. If our life is a song or an album there is a time and place for the volume to be 3 and the volume to be, well, 11.

Thank you for sharing, Bianca!

I was sent to this link by Full Sail University, I learned alot from this video it made me wanna actually do what i love to do for a living. I am an inspiring Musician who enjoys making music on my own free time

So true, things to think about....

Full Sail University advise me to watch this video, I agree passion should come from the heart and not be something that you have to be forced into having. You should have passion first for yourself before you can have passion for someone else or something. I enjoy life as it is giving to me and I have great passion for others. I love people and having fun without happiness, passion is worth nothing.

thank you!

Thank you for sharing, BJ!

Thank you for sharing, Kris!

Full Sail sent me here to watch this... amazing!!! absolutely amazing!!!

1.9k likes before mine and once I liked BAM!! 2K !!! Very happy, feel like I've contributed

@captureyourflag

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you, sir.

Thank you for sharing your feedback! Please keep sending feedback and we will continue to bring you more personalities and playlists as part of our career documentary interviewing work!

Great for my First Full Sail Assignment!

love it. thank you

Thank you for sharing. - Erik from Capture Your Flag

Thank you Tina! As an FYI, we interview Simon each year (just filmed his Year 4 career documentary interview yesterday!). Since this interview he has shared much that builds upon it and we encourage you to check out his playlist on our KZread homepage as well as to subscribe to our channel to get more inspiring insight from Simon and the other interviewees. Thank you again for taking time to watch and comment!

Thanks Full Sail, doing something I'm passionate about is exactly why I will be attending school. Nice first assignment.

Good point!

GREAT video!!! Thanks for sharing!!! xoxo

Full Sail recommending this to me...thank you for making it MAKE sense.

... beyond words

Well said.

Full Sail recommended I watch this. Passion is something we misinterpret - its how we should approach things

Full Sail sent me to this link and I definitely agree that your passion of a job should be fun but not all play, there has to be some work involved. Full Sail has always been my top choice in schools just because I am in the music industry shooting photos and have always taken a love for working in the musical arts.

Great Video

The feeling

Thanks, Mario! We really, really, really appreciate you taking time to share your feedback, comments and thoughts. Yeah, the friends vs. acquaintances ones were eye-opening, right? Makes for good conversation next time you are out with friends too!

Thanks, Mario! Great points. It seems like programming and computer science careers - startups, mid-sized companies, consultancies, and corporations, have some room to improve on the experience they provide hacker-rooted employees and talent. We interview a couple software programmers as part of the Capture Your Flag career documentary series. Look up Idan Cohen, Joe Stump, and Chris Hinkle to get some additional perspective on the problems they've been solving in their careers.

I could not have said it better!

This guy is good, very good.

Thank you for your thoughtful contribution. Do you have an example you can share with the discussion that highlights that disconnect between what you do and what you love?

great video :)

You will definetely be a truly successful person when you have the passion towards something ..(Experinced by listening to successful stories)

Sent from Full Sail.

That'swell said.

Thanks for sharing Derek. For more on this check out our KZread playlist on "Cultivating Passion" as I think you will find it builds upon this video. - Erik

I love to draw comic book character's and invent a whole new world for them.

One way we think about this that embraces Simon's message while leaving flexibility for different environments is that our personality has different facets, different elements, and certain areas need to get prioritized in specific areas and others de-prioritized. You might be silly and still be fun-loving at work, but not so much where you are not taken seriously by employees, peers, bosses, students, patients, etc. Is the big issue if you are outside of any alignment with your passion?

You are welcome. We encourage you to check out our playlists on "Identifying Passion" and "Cultivating Passion" which include more videos from Simon as well as others we interview as part of our inspirational storytelling program Capture Your Flag.

I think I have a bit of a crush on Simon!!! ;)

@jk4351

6 жыл бұрын

thought I was only one..he is soo handsome

@internetresident3894

5 жыл бұрын

This might sound strange, but I want him to be the guy who's married to my friend that I get to have a long conversation with while cleaning up after Christmas dinner. He's that person I wish I could have access to once in a while to check in with and listen to.

@claudiafegari5116

3 жыл бұрын

WE all do... Handsome, kind (and Libra) ! It does not get better!

I can't believe the thumbs down people!! Yes , it's their opinion, and yes it's mine!!

...telling a deeper story

Wow

I FEEL THE SAME WAY ToT

God, I am so in love with him.😂

My passion is singing & dancing which I do all the time. I enjoy being creative & thinking of new ways to do things. However I have been advised that neither promise a living. I want to be able to come to school with passion & the only way I know of achieving that is by following the passion I have for my career choice. So how do I translate my passion for Singing, Dance & Creative arts into a promising career that will make me promising money?

I agree...for the most part. The comment "Anybody who says I am different at home then I am at work", Simon says:"In one of those places your lying"! I disagree. The first thing we learn in any professional setting, is to be exactly that...Professional. For instance! If I were to act as crazy and wild at my school campus or in the studio as I am when around friends, even though I chose what I love to do, there is a BIG difference between appropriate behavior and lying about who you are :-)

I feel terrible, my parents are forcing me away from my passion effectively forcing me into a life that I'll hate. I hate where I'm at and have thought and reflected for a long time. I've come up with what's best for me. I want to make a life where I can wake up in the mornings and be excited not sad like I am now. I've been fighting my parents over this for so long. If they force me down their road then I will have truly nothing.

@_mumon_6095

5 жыл бұрын

Connor's Entertainment Factory You have to follow your passion if u wanna be happy in life.. You can't let your parents ruin your happiness ! You have to fight against them.. You can seek help from some professional if u are unable to deal with your parents.. I'm sure there are quite many people who would be willing to help u..

Fitness

reading, listening to music going to concerts.. okay people i dont see the thing i need help..

THIS IS ME

It sounds like you are going to learn new skills to further your passion. What classes are you finding most helpful (or do you think will be most helpful) as you further your education?

If you don't have passion for something don't bother doing it.

Video watched 2:43 pm September 9th 2013

For all of Simon's interviews (Year 1, Year 2, and soon, Year 3) go to the "Simon Sinek Capture Your Flag Interviews" Playlist on the Capture Your Flag channel.

How is it ironically simple.....why is it those who think they are wordsmiths often use the word ironic incorrectly....that is actually ironic. Oh and by the way, Sinek rarely ever tells anyone 'how to' as the descriptions state. He does discuss it, but with not much of a map to succeed. For example, this one was How to Identify your passion. He says find things you love to do....well, that was brilliant.

@captureyourflag

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing, Eric. Appreciate your POV and feedback.

@musicdragonkite

6 жыл бұрын

you have an answer, what you enjoy doing? if you don't know, save up some money, have your own time, make sure you don't make your self trapped with any kind of lifestyle debt in the first place, do work on other things with many different people, volunteer, cause it's easier to access, and see what you like, check on your values and whys constantly

@apacheslim

6 жыл бұрын

This is new age stuff. In reality you have to match your interests and will power to something you care about. These can be about yourself or outside of you. Hence you must find something worth suffering for. Once you find that it's not just about pleasure which passion is about but it's about doing things you care about.

@TaoPhysiques

6 жыл бұрын

Eric Mooney You people, lol. Guys like Simon Sinek, Seth Rogan, James Altucher, they can give you words of encouragement, but they aren't gonna tell you "Do this if you want to get rich or do this if you want to succeed." Dude, nothing in life gets handed to you. It takes hard work and dedication to get what you want. Simon's advice was pretty spot on: just find what you love to do that you wouldn't mind doing for free. It's ironically simple because most people think finding their passion is "hard". What it is you enjoy doing? Why do idiots like you think you're entitled to a map? Just do what you love. Jesus.

I'm quite certain that I'm totally in love with him 🙁 hmm

I have that lamp...

@moneyman10k Hi there! We are releasing our Year 2 interview series from Simon Sinek now. I think there is one in particular about passion and your comment you will find compelling. It is entitled "Why Greatness Starts and Ends with Passion" on the Capture Your Flag site.