TED Talk - Larry Smith 'Why you will fail to have a great career.'

Notes from the talk:

-pursue your passion

-a great job has great problems

-people have an interest but find excuses not accomplish passions

-some people believe a great job comes from luck

-genius = great job

-hard work doesn’t equal great career

-competent is not enough

-20 interests but 1 passion

-you could miss your passion with too many interests

-don’t use personal relationships as an excuse for not following your passions

-child with a dream to become a magician; dream doesn’t match his talent for math

-afraid to fail

-people who follow their passions are obsessive,  weird, and a little strange

-look for opportunities to find your destiny

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-Unless.  If only I had…