Unconventional Career Advice | Christine Bailey | TEDxRoyalTunbridgeWells

At school, Christine had a great lesson from a teacher who said “we won’t ask permission, we’ll beg forgiveness”. This motivated her to seek out famous mentors whose words inspired her. In this talk she shares how 5 famous quotes have shaped her career.
Produced by Clockhouse Productions, camera and sound team Finlay O'Hara, Lewis Martin, Richard Parke and Nick Rogers
Dr. Christine Bailey is Marketing Director, EMEA & Russia at Cisco Systems and the global lead for Connected Women. She has 25 years’ experience of business to business marketing in the technology sector and a doctorate in customer insight. Chris is an experienced speaker and respected thought leader and is seen regularly in Forbes Women. Passionate about all things digital and social and deeply committed to inclusion & diversity.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

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  • @bradleyfrueh2761
    @bradleyfrueh27616 жыл бұрын

    1. "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans" Have a direction not a plan. Because plans fail and that will discourage you. If you pursue your dreams sometimes life finds a way of making it happen. 2. "Its supposed to be hard. If it were easy everyone would do it." There's no prize for coming in first. All you have to do is get to the top. She climbs amount going step by step. Persevering through the pain. After her climb she and her guide were the only two to get through the climb that weekend. Take hard tasks step by step and you can get through them. 3. "The only way to do great work is to love what you do" You need to love what you do. You need to feel like your job and your work matters. You also have to feel safe and feel like your coworkers and managers have your back. 4. "Act as if what you makes a difference. It does." If you don't stand up for yourself nobody will. If you believe in what you do and work hard to pursue your dreams you can achieve great things whether people believe in you. 5. "It is better to beg forgiveness, than ask permission." Bend the rules if you can. Take risks and take the consequences.

  • @TheChangeYT

    @TheChangeYT

    4 жыл бұрын

    "Have a direction" Where does that direction come from?

  • @weebosniper4002

    @weebosniper4002

    3 жыл бұрын

    Bro omg your my savior

  • @sithembilebengane1736
    @sithembilebengane17362 жыл бұрын

    This was one of the best content about career development I have heard. Thank you Dr Christine for teaching me that I have what it takes.

  • @differenczi
    @differenczi2 жыл бұрын

    This talk was the best career advice I've heard in a long time. Truthful, empathetic and to the point. Thank you !

  • @CoolCraftyCreations
    @CoolCraftyCreations7 жыл бұрын

    Your 3 conditions to being successful, knocked me out! Thank you so much! Although it's not like it's nothing I've ever heard in a different way, thank you for the push

  • @stevenglansburg856

    @stevenglansburg856

    6 жыл бұрын

    Cool Crafty Creations when you made this comment, a couple was making love. Now they have a kid. Have a good new year.

  • @RobertFleming
    @RobertFleming6 жыл бұрын

    This has to be one of the best talks I’ve watched to date. Thank you!

  • @biancaklinger
    @biancaklinger3 жыл бұрын

    I watched a few videos on similar topics but this is by far my favorite

  • @JakeVoorhees
    @JakeVoorhees6 жыл бұрын

    This is amazing career advice, I'll definitely be trickling it down to my engineering students :) thank you Christine!

  • @hara2615
    @hara26155 жыл бұрын

    Really good and motivational talk, especially the part you follow YOUR way with YOUR strengths doing what YOU love to do with a passion!

  • @TheChangeYT

    @TheChangeYT

    4 жыл бұрын

    I don't know my passion i think

  • @salsabilsaadeldin9173
    @salsabilsaadeldin91732 жыл бұрын

    Just what I needed to make my decision..thank you alors great insights

  • @Hellowhatup98
    @Hellowhatup986 жыл бұрын

    John Lennon "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans" Have a clear direction, not a detailed plan Tom Hanks "It's supposed to be hard. If it were easy, everyone would do it." Take one step at a time when things are hard Steve Jobs "The only way to do great work is to love what you do" Love what you do William James "Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does" Believe that you make a difference Grace Murray Hopper "It is better to beg forgiveness, then ask permission" Take action now, ask for forgiveness later

  • @fayatar432

    @fayatar432

    6 жыл бұрын

    hellowhatup wow

  • @VarunnKash

    @VarunnKash

    3 жыл бұрын

    ⚡Facts

  • @feliciarangel5302
    @feliciarangel53024 жыл бұрын

    I loved the quote selection and the Tom Hanks quote is my favorite! I thoroughly enjoyed this. I think if more people shared their journey with others it would open you would see you may have impacted others.

  • @danforeman2199
    @danforeman21998 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant, Christine, thank you. great mentors.

  • @aamirafzal3992
    @aamirafzal39926 жыл бұрын

    beautiful..great piece of advice...very articulate!

  • @lifebuilding7292
    @lifebuilding72926 жыл бұрын

    This is great. Relevance is there.

  • @Kurious_Kiwi
    @Kurious_Kiwi7 жыл бұрын

    Great talk, so inspiring

  • @janettemartel9643
    @janettemartel96434 жыл бұрын

    It is very hard out there. Many people are privileged but don't do anything with it. This talk does matter. When you have a direction, or starting point keep moving forward step by step even when it's hard and even when you feel like you are just treading water...it will lead to something better but you've got to keep your eyes and ears open to notice what adjustments you may need to make or choose to make in your direction and it will if you keep moving forward consciously bring you to new positivr opportunities that mold into a plan or clear pathway to your next "role" or experience in life. I am living proof oh man am I and I am still in the process of fine tuning my current direction or path...It's never ending but it's the journey that you need to make choices that maximize your enjoyment of it.

  • @Eroll_Fingal_Groote
    @Eroll_Fingal_Groote Жыл бұрын

    Wonderful unconventional career advice. My key take away, "life is what happens to you when you are busy making other plans."

  • @clairebrouard3054
    @clairebrouard30547 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant! Feel so inspired!

  • @haimanotmitiku3396
    @haimanotmitiku33962 жыл бұрын

    Very inspirational, thank you

  • @abshirkhalif5376
    @abshirkhalif53766 жыл бұрын

    Powerful inspiration

  • @joeymalonet1783
    @joeymalonet17837 жыл бұрын

    Wow this is a diamond of a video

  • @charleshurstreinvention3959
    @charleshurstreinvention39592 жыл бұрын

    Assess is how you choose your career. A few weeks ago I told my subscribers how to know if it is time to change careers or just a venue in the one you have. So now you know you have to change careers completely. What do you do? How do you decide? In a nutshell I advised to first list all sectors of work fields. IE Medical, social work, law enforcement, business, technology, trades. That gives you the general interest of where you want to be. For example--all business for me is out. BUT, you may love the art of the deal. Then you list the jobs in that sector. IE trades ---electrician plumber mechanic. Business--marketing, finance, stockbroker. Medical--nurse, doctor, physical therapist. This seems simple but it works. You just narrow down sector then narrow down all jobs in that sector. Then you make your plan how to get there. Most people when they want to change careers just go into panic mode. The formula above makes it simple and stress free to see what you want to do next for forty hours a week. Hope this helps---Charles

  • @Victorialouise20
    @Victorialouise206 жыл бұрын

    This is a brilliant talk!

  • @aseem1708
    @aseem17084 жыл бұрын

    Awwwwwwwwsome, thank you so much

  • @shishi.p
    @shishi.p5 жыл бұрын

    She is so lovely

  • 5 жыл бұрын

    The title of the speech is misleading. Most of the aspects of her talk involve some luck in finding good mentors. Indeed, she worked hard and with passion but her mentors are the key here. Early in any professional career, mentors (bosses, professors, supervisors, friends, family...) can help you build your CV, your training, your promotion, your application, your scholarships and, of course, mentors can refer you to a valuable contacts. People do not go around asking anyone to be their mentor. No way, it is just something that happens when you are in the right environment. It seems to me a quite conventional path. I expected an outlier self-made woman coming from an obscure and impoverished childhood.

  • @simplyredislandgirl
    @simplyredislandgirl3 жыл бұрын

    Well said!👏👍💪 Nice presentation!😊🙌

  • @igoraraujosales
    @igoraraujosales6 жыл бұрын

    Awesome!

  • @evutz17
    @evutz175 жыл бұрын

    excellent!

  • @leoneranger9348
    @leoneranger93487 жыл бұрын

    👏👌 Brilliant. Many take aways in here

  • @rufaromomsymhuruyengwe2534
    @rufaromomsymhuruyengwe25347 жыл бұрын

    Awesome talk!

  • @maximilianschwenck
    @maximilianschwenck3 ай бұрын

    Great advice!

  • @augustuscaeser8939
    @augustuscaeser89396 жыл бұрын

    LOVE HER LOVE HER LOVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @iffatfatma01
    @iffatfatma01 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks

  • @Imdevmark
    @Imdevmark4 жыл бұрын

    Great Ted talk

  • @JessicaHicks
    @JessicaHicks4 жыл бұрын

    Listening while working on my career. :)

  • @dvcallen6872
    @dvcallen68726 жыл бұрын

    I dont really see any utility in her advice as she was really lucky to have had a clear direction since she was a kid, that is just luck. The real challenge, for less lucky people (who are the majority in my opinion) is to be able to find the direction and struggle to get there without getting lost during the path.

  • @saharaofthedeep

    @saharaofthedeep

    2 жыл бұрын

    As a much less lucky person than her, I think the advice is still helpful.

  • @VeganFestivalUk
    @VeganFestivalUk8 жыл бұрын

    Love this.

  • @CRYCES
    @CRYCES3 жыл бұрын

    still great advice to those on track or not 💜🔥

  • @CoolGirl007
    @CoolGirl007 Жыл бұрын

    My late father had 5 types of business but he haven't went to school for a day, this is how old generation can manage to do

  • @peytonshaffer4360
    @peytonshaffer43602 жыл бұрын

    I found the Steve Jobs quote ""The only way to do great work is to love what you do" to be surprising to me. Not because I disagree, but because we're taught early on that work is work. You work because you have to, it's a means to an end, and it's just a part of life. Changing the narrative to work because you love what you do, gives the business person power. It's no longer about doing a job because it's necessary, but because you desire to show up and be there.

  • @lisaco563
    @lisaco5636 жыл бұрын

    a great video

  • @dougspinks4807
    @dougspinks48072 жыл бұрын

    Its motivational talk

  • @MelanieApples
    @MelanieApples6 жыл бұрын

    She had plenty of opportunities, most of us don't and that's the problem.

  • @aliminiaentli

    @aliminiaentli

    5 жыл бұрын

    I totally get what you mean - I guess the core aspects of her talk can still apply though, while we work to create opportunities for ourselves. There's always something we can do, even if it seems tiny and unlikely to make a difference at the start.

  • @daotrananhduy

    @daotrananhduy

    5 жыл бұрын

    Very true. But she did not take her opportunities for granted. However, remember that before she earned her doctorate, her direction was to be a Marketing Director, I don't think it was easy getting their either.

  • @FlyHighFlyBC

    @FlyHighFlyBC

    3 жыл бұрын

    She put herself in places where those opportunities are available.

  • @janemederos2949

    @janemederos2949

    3 жыл бұрын

    If theres no opportunities on your current position… you have tools such as reading and writing to move where chances are INFINITE! it’s all about perspective! Best of lucks

  • @flyingknee23

    @flyingknee23

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sound like crying. It’s the mindset and you’re not ready yet.

  • @AnkitKumar-ux3ki
    @AnkitKumar-ux3ki3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks first time I didn't realize that I'm bore. How can I find my Passion

  • @travisg761
    @travisg7613 жыл бұрын

    You work for the gov age 20-21, twenty years later you got full retirement. You get a job at 22 after college work 10-20 years you get stock options or a mil, you work after highschool and can't get ahead life can be a struggle for the rest of your life. Choose your career path wisely after high school or your future at risk.

  • @dukkothelovebird
    @dukkothelovebird4 жыл бұрын

    Have a direction not a plan. Break it into chunks. There is no prize for coming first,there is prize to be on top. Take action now ask for forgiveness later.

  • @benjaminmccoart9726
    @benjaminmccoart97262 жыл бұрын

    wow

  • @Xez1919
    @Xez19195 жыл бұрын

    What is unconventional here? Sounds pretty mainstream.

  • @annikam8584
    @annikam85844 жыл бұрын

    what if you don’t even have a direction, let alone a plan??

  • @nyrena1554
    @nyrena15544 жыл бұрын

    Luck, privilege, not motivational or impressive. I ll keep listening to the end maybe there s something

  • @davidaway753
    @davidaway7535 жыл бұрын

    I was a great student at university, I studied computer science at the hebrew university of Jerusalem. unfortunately, I was forced to join the army for three years right after my graduation, today I am passed that, and wondering how to get into IT or Development after years stuck in the Israeli army. I cannot afford expensive 5k euros training courses, I am working for a low wage in a hotel, what would you recommend from here?

  • @internetresident3894

    @internetresident3894

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hi Israel, I have no advice for you, but I wanted to wish you the best. I hope you find a way to get into IT.

  • @suwan1986
    @suwan19862 жыл бұрын

    Dont ask for permission, beg for forgiveness

  • @npdgmale
    @npdgmale3 жыл бұрын

    I don't understand why people want to do as much schooling as possible all at once. Why not spread it out? Unless you are a child coming from high school with rich or helpful parents it is easier to take less classes so that you have time to pay the bills. Be patient and actually learn what you are being taught.

  • @nyrena1554
    @nyrena15544 жыл бұрын

    Hmmm okay

  • @ashleygabriellapladsen1850
    @ashleygabriellapladsen18502 жыл бұрын

    I used to work in a Career Center at a university as a Career Counselor. If you are looking for some help identifying gifts, gaining clarity for your career path, or just want to learn how to reach your potential, comment or send me a message!

  • @davidsammuels8445
    @davidsammuels84454 жыл бұрын

    The shoes she's wearing ... hows that possible ?

  • @lostsparrowshack
    @lostsparrowshack Жыл бұрын

    I was told to look for an unconventional employment option.....huh

  • @suwan1986
    @suwan19862 жыл бұрын

    Have a clear direction not a detailed plan

  • @joeybeauchamp8636
    @joeybeauchamp86367 жыл бұрын

    She said one of the quotes wrong.. hmmmm

  • @PM4FUN
    @PM4FUN4 жыл бұрын

    Was this airhead or it was just me!

  • @aprilgirl6974
    @aprilgirl69744 жыл бұрын

    Is she wearing socks and no shoes????

  • @soumiahassane8246
    @soumiahassane82467 жыл бұрын

    ok phD in marketing what's impressing here ??????

  • @happyemoji6553

    @happyemoji6553

    6 жыл бұрын

    Soumia Hassane Acheaving her passion!!

  • @happyemoji6553

    @happyemoji6553

    6 жыл бұрын

    Soumia Hassane FYI, you missed the whole point of this video!!

  • @adeolaadeyemi7501
    @adeolaadeyemi75015 жыл бұрын

    This is like the most boring speech

  • @stevealigheri
    @stevealigheri2 жыл бұрын

    Taking career advice from women is hilarious and if you believe in feminism it's even worse.

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