[Video] Why you will fail to have a great career.

[470-RBTX]

Why don't we have motivational speakers like this speak at our events? Don't get me wrong, Dean and Woodie have created an incredible vision, and Bill does a fantastic job implementing it. But I feel like they have yet to find that solid spark, that motivating factor on the team of the big three. I remember watching Dave's "Tooth" speech, and the impact it had on every one in the first community, but what if we heard those tales of inspiration every year?

[DampRobot]

If I was only half listening to that presentation, I would have heard that being an engineer is a waste compared to being a physicist. Interesting that the speaker chose to imply that engineering is, as it is stereotypically depicted, a second rate pursuit.

[slao]

A few weeks ago, Larry Smith gave another talk at the university on following your passion. This was a response to the feedback that he got from that TED video. The video can be found below (two parts):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KYMkY_8YpE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Kt_SAeuNCI&feature=plcp

In this video, he expands on how to find your passion and what to do with it in his usual captivating and provoking way. If you liked that TED video, I'd recommend watching this one as well. It's certainly helped provoke some more thoughts about my career path.