Name: Why you will fail to have a great career
Uploaded: 2012-03-11T13:58:00Z
Duration: 14 min 58 s
Description: 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.

Larry Smith: Why you will fail to have a great career

Why you will fail to have a great career

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.

Professor of Economics, University of Waterloo

Great careers demand more than hard work or luck; they require relentless pursuit of true passion. Most people settle for 'interesting' rather than risk looking odd or failing to find their calling. The world now offers only soul-crushing jobs or truly great ones, with little in between. Using family, fear, or normalcy as excuses only leads to regret and missed potential.

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