If you're looking for a job, then you've most probably heard advice left and right. "Settle for whatever you get now and then grow later.", "Always ask for more!", "No, I don’t advise you to enter that field." It gets confusing, doesn't it? In reality, the advice you really need should come from thought leaders - people with a proven track record - or from data-backed research papers. Here, we've gathered 5 inspiring TED talks that will help you in your journey to find a job you love, and give you the courage to make the changes necessary to get there.
Scott Dinsmore quit a job that made him miserable, and spent the next four years wondering how to find work that was joyful and meaningful. He shares what he learned in this deceptively-simple talk about finding out what matters to you — and then getting started doing it. [embed]https://www.ted.com/talks/scott_dinsmore_how_to_find_work_you_love[/embed]
In this funny and blunt talk, Larry Smith pulls no punches when he calls out the absurd excuses people invent when they fail to pursue their passions. [embed]https://www.ted.com/talks/larry_smith_why_you_will_fail_to_have_a_great_career[/embed]
Body language affects how others see us, but it may also change how we see ourselves. Social psychologist Amy Cuddy shows how “power posing” — standing in a posture of confidence, even when we don’t feel confident — can affect testosterone and cortisol levels in the brain, and might even have an impact on our chances for success. [embed]https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are[/embed]
Why do people succeed? Is it because they're smart? Or are they just lucky? Neither. Analyst Richard St. John condenses years of interviews into an unmissable 3-minute slideshow on the real secrets of success. [embed]https://www.ted.com/talks/richard_st_john_s_8_secrets_of_success[/embed]
Economist Andrew McAfee suggests that, yes, probably, droids will take our jobs — or at least the kinds of jobs we know now. In this far-seeing talk, he thinks through what future jobs might look like, and how to educate coming generations to hold them. [embed]https://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_mcafee_what_will_future_jobs_look_like[/embed]
