Ask Yourself "Why"
We came across a great TED talk that we wanted to share with Youngzine readers.
Simon Sinek looks into what makes some people and companies wildly successful. He takes three well-known examples -- Apple computers; the Wright Brothers who invented the first flying machine; and Rev. Martin Luther King who was able to rally 250,000 people to show up at the Mall in Washington D.C at a time when there were no cell phones or social media.
And what Simon found was fascinating -- an important lesson for each of us in our lives.
In each case, it was not important what they did or how they did it. It was the WHY they did it and what they hoped to achieve.
The Wright brothers were not looking for fame, but were following a passion -- a passion, that drove others working with them on the flying machine to put in their best effort. Dr. King as we all know inspired people with the "I have a dream" speech. He did not have a plan for how to fix the issues (racial segregation) facing America; but he was appealing to people's inner conscience -- a sense of fairness that each of us believe in. It was the "why" that was important to them.
Simon's advice: Ask yourself why do you do what you do. What is it that makes you jump out of bed every morning and put your best effort. And when you know the WHY, everything else will follow.
This video is a tad long, but the first 10 minutes and the last three minutes are where Simon gives us the examples we mention. The talk made us look into why we started Youngzine. We hope it will be the guiding light in each of your lives as you grow into successful adults. Always ask yourself WHY.
Awesome...
Why?? Such a great question to be asked. There are many things in the wold that you look at and say, "Why this?" or "Why that?" Or even you wonder "Why me, out of everyone else?"
very wise man
awesome!
This is awesome.
awesome!
cool!
This really inspires me. I never thought about it that way. I think we need to show this to the whole world. It could make it a happier and better place, and inspire everybody.
we should look for passion instead of fame.
Another great way to success is simply finding a need and then filling it. :)
Cool!
Wow! Talk about inspiring!
Wow I liked watching this.
that is very inspiring what he does but i do have to admit video was a bit long but besides i cant belive what he does he makes past time things seem more interesting to learn about i loved it
i think that you should look for passion and not fame( which it said) because if all your looking for is fame them you wont have any fun.
wow this is really inspiring!
I will follow this format in the future.
I find this talk very informative and i will use this to inform others about youngzine.
Wow! Thats pretty interesting. I agree the video is a bit long, and my little sister would be bored watching it, but this is really cool.
Asiainasia: It is awesome that you tried to understand the video. It is quite inspiring, and even if you catch just five minutes of it, you will get the message.
It is for older readers as you correctly mention.