They laugh at you if you fail. They envy you if you succeed. Deep down they just felt that they did not have the guts to do what you did…Well done man.
People don’t realize how quick life can take off. A year ago, I had no idea what I was doing after high school, and here I am a week away from signing my enlistment papers for the Air Force. My advice, just keep your head up and if you see a chance, you take it without hesitation.
Loving these therapy drives, Tedward. Your point hit me about living for others' expectations versus your own dreams, especially as I wrap up my engineering degree. There's this image that my close friends and family have had of me for so long, and to change that is tough. Not necessarily throw it away and go into the next chapter blind, but appreciate their support while creating more and hopefully better paths for myself. Finding balance and self-confidence does wonders, even when we got lost in life's twisties
The sounds of the door closing, the air cooled engine, the mechanical flat six are heavenly. I was so dumb as a kid. All I wanted was a big inch V8 with a lumpy cam, headers, and a stiff clutch because that’s what the cool kids had. The RS America was my first love. Should have been confident in my judgement and bought an air cooled Porsche when I had the chance to get one new.
We need more of these motivational POV drives. It's like a good road trip on a dream car with a like-minded buddy. I love that! I've never seen anything like this before.
Taking the plunge to go self employed before I was ready was one of the best mistakes I ever made. It set me up for a lot of failure over the next few years...but I don't regret it one bit, as it broke me from the cycle of not trying out of fear of failure. My life split off on a totally different and way more rewarding splinter at that point. It's been hard, and will always be, but being happy with the person I am and the life I'm leading is worth it. I was always good at what I did for a living, and was proud of that, but being proud of what you are doing and how you do it is next level. On the flip side. There's a side b on this cassette that sucks. The fear of next. Whenever you go out on that branch by yourself, you get really attached to that branch. I love what I do more than anything, but industries change. In the entertainment world it all moves way faster than in most. I know the demand for my skills in editing and production or the demand for content could get pulled out from under me at any moment, and I definitely lay awake at night no longer loathing the person I am or the job I do, I lay awake fearing that could get taken away and I'd have to find a whole new branch again. That wasn't so scary at 25 with no family, but 35 with family...damn. That's some real shit to have on your mind. I don't have any grand point or advice, just context to how much commitment going independent workforce can take. I'll always have respect for those that do it.
Amazing video, really enjoyed! Thanks for sharing your story. More classic german sports car and meaningful talks please! ❤ This really resonated. Recently (in the last two years) I made a big cross country move. I went though all the same things you describe, the “oh your doing this” comments, the “are you sure your not making a mistake” comments. It hasn’t been easy, and there is still a lot of the goal to accomplish. But I am living in a place that I feel like I belong, that suites my values, and that I find peace in every day. I can’t imagine not taking this risk. Every day I feel immense gratitude at being able to live here. Like you said, have a plan A, B, C, D, listen to constructive feedback, but don’t let fear dictate a calculated risks. Especially if it will add that much to your life. There is always another path and another way if you are willing to look for it.
I was expecting a video on beautiful Porsche. I got that and in addition got some good life advice and insights. I also had no idea how much hate a car RU-vidr seems to have to deal with. Good on you!
Glad you are taking time to vocalize such things. As an Aerospace Eng. I struggle with taking such risks in my career & hobbies. Appreciate folks like you taking time to encourage folks on the fence. Its all about calculated risks. All the best!
I really enjoy your videos they make me smile. I'm 75 years old and have never driven but every time I watch one of these videos I'm either smiling or getting a vicarious thrill, thank you 😊
Same Ted I grew up with my cousins who were 4 or more years older than me. It made me also feel less inclined towards association with people my own age. Even as an adult I still find myself on a different page than others my age.
19:35 went to the gym the other day because i want to lose weight to join the Marines and I was embarassed because im overweight but my mom said the same thing you said "don't worry about them looking at you, your doing this for you not others"
Just a thought: How many of the people in a gym, looked the way they do now when they started... And a quick tip: start easy. -> Tendons and bone structure don't build strength as fast as muscles do. Consistency and not injuring yourself is more efficient than sheer numbers in weights. (Weighttraining is great for loosing weight and uilding muscles and good for your bones in the long run if done right. That said, if you join the mil, what you will need most of all is stamina though.) All the best for your journey!
When you look back in 20 years, you’ll realize just how much everyone was really just worried about themselves. It’s all insecure poker-playing at it’s finest. Apply that now. Carve your own path. I guarantee you they won’t be along for the ride.
I had this same car under my bottom in mid-90's, at time it was quite fast and despite the (variable) traction on the front axis it retained the basic oversteer behavior of the classic 911 models. The torque at low-mid range was incredible compared to the previous single turbo models and you could forget the infamous turbo-lag.
Well said. What went through my head during all you said was: If one never listens to anybody, the only way to learn is to make every mistake themselves. (Imagine wanting to do any craft and not listening to the people who can teach you how to, or the customers who's projects you would build...) And what you said around the 18:40 mark: This is something i feel very strongly about and thank you for making that point! I think it's a big problem in the last decades when people tell (mainly) children: "you can become everything or get everything you want if you just want it hard enough, or believe in it enough." To me that's the worst thing anyone can be taught: Life is no wishingwell. And it just creates false expectations. And we can see how bad it hits them when they find out that life doesn't work that way. For some it takes quite a while to realize that they have been lied to. And some even don't realize it at all and can't cope with it. (Some even go towards drastic measure out of frustration) It is easier to cope with failing when people know that they could fail, and that even wanting something or believing in something as much as they can is no 100% guaratee for success. It would be more important to teach them to cope with failing and to sometimes power through hard times. One step after the next. In general what i also wanted to say is something i firmly belive in (my age speaks here i think): As good as it is that some poeple get to do what they love most as a job, if everybody would be able to, it wouldn't work either: There are so many important jobs no one dreams of doing and that get too little praise, that keep the world running. So many people work their ass off (often unthanked or even unnoticed, unbenkownst to the majority of people) so that everyone has an easier life, safer life, or life at all. If they all quit, to do what they dreamed to do...
Intelligent fella! Spoke alot to me personally. These scenes were never mine as well, and I took an entrepeneur life instead of a normal college one. My dad tried to fight me at the start of it, now he recently apologized this year and told me how proud of me he is for making it on my own, in my own way.
You just gotta keep getting up, bro. Take that how you will. As the Macho Man said "Get up, take the standing 8 count, and live to fight another day, ooh yeah!". I was a poor kid that grew up in the middle of nowhere in the Soviet Union. I always wanted to be an officer in the army. I was told repeatedly I didn't have what it took. I went in to the airborne in 2004 and was medically discharged in 2015 as a Major. While I was lying in hospital, I decided I wanted to learn some industrial automation. I was told again, that maybe I should do something that aligns with my existing skillset. I learned all I could, and now I own my own business in a niche corner of the market, making more than I ever could've dreamed of. I just bought a 1998 Paint-To-Sample 911 Turbo S to add to my fleet of Porsches. It'll look great next to my 2023 GT3RS and all the fucks I give about what people say about me. Long story short, in the words of the great Bernie Mac: Boy, just be yaself! If people don't like it, FUCK EM.
Thank you for this Tedward. I had that "lost my soul" stage you talked about but it was actually in college lol. I only rediscovered myself after I left college and started living on my own and having the funds to do some of the things I wanted to do.
A yellow Porsche? That screams Ruf Yellowbird. Hope to see that on the channel one day. The US healthcare is so shotty it is unbelievable. Glad I don't live there. Right now I am not doing all to well, and my miserable childhood left me with a sense of "You can do nothing", so I really appreciate these therapy videos.
Wow I don't know how old you are but you're talk was inspiring! I've struggled to be perfect my whole life no mistakes at work or at home. No one is perfect thats a fact. I need to let myself enjoy life even if I make a mistake.
Man this video couldn't have reached me at a better time. I'm currently working towards an aerospace engineering degree but I've recently fallen in love with automotive photography, and it's really quite difficult to weigh the costs and make a decision to go out on my own. I absolutely love photography and would love nothing more than to make a career out of it, but I keep struggling with questions like: what if I don't make it, and end up back at square one, broke and out of a job because of one big failed investment? What if I could spend that time and effort working a stable, secure job instead? Worrying about failing and how the vast majority of society sees your decisionmaking can be very discouraging. Not to mention comparing yourself to others, that's even harder to deal with. But thanks for sharing these words, Tedward. It's tremendously helpful to hear advice and experience from folks like you who have really made it
This is the sort of therapy that makes my knees go weak. And, who gives a flying f&*kk about what other people think. Especially when one is a good person like you!
Thanks for this video! My life has always been an income patchwork of all sorts. I am a freelance musician, part time piano teacher, and during the pandemic when nobody was gigging I started a small RU-vid channel doing videos on racing on Gran Turismo, and in all aspects I try to have fun and if something starts to annoy me I try to work myself away from it. The good thing when not having your income tied up to a single job 😃
From being excited to watch a yellow 911, through "what the hell is Tedward ranting about again" to contemplating my entire existence after sticking through 2 minute long blooper. What an emotional rollercoaster. I wish you to put some racing tires on your Civic and take it to the track. You don't need to push it to the limit and being anxious about crashing it. You don't need to rebuild it for tracking purposes. Just take it as it is and give it a go, while being reasonable and prioritizing fun over some kind of minmaxing - there's always a bigger fish anyways. I was unsure why I went to uni to study CS, especially that I always dreamed of coming up with some amazing/gamechaning product/solution/service that would make me wealthy right away and my own business would be the only business I put my work towards throughout my entire life. After 3 years of uni out of the way already, I'm happy with the path I've chosen. In the meantime I found myself to enjoy car detailing and I plan on landing a regular 9-5 job for a couple years as I collect some money to buy a garage and open up some small scale detailing business on the weekends. If that goes according to plan, I will be more than happy and who knows what's gonna happen from there. I like to listen to your rants every now and then, you help me quite a bit to remind myself what am I here for and get my head straight. On a side note, what a pretty specimen. Plastic covers over the gauges look spotless and so does the steering wheel. Looks like it's in phenomenal condition.
I can relate. People forget that the content we produce is free. Free. So why rip on the creators lol My problem is I focus on the negative comments and lose sight of the 95% positive.
Love your insight into doing your own thing and taking the individual path in life, even it means going on your own. Similar with me so wholeheartledy agree with your points. Amazing video man!
Nice. I was waiting for a POV view of this classic. Hopefully you get to drive a BMW 507 sometime. That 993 is still fast even for today’s standards. I watched the ‘97 Motorweek video on this car and was shocked they pulled a 3.9 second 0-60.
I do fancy making a move to something that resembles your work - I feel kinda shy and silly getting a camera out in front of anyone but in the end, I guess it's all about doing what fuels your passion so I must take a leap and at least make a few good videos just for the fun of it at least
I wish these were useful for me, but I guess that's what actual therapy is for, where my individual issues can be taken into account. Still, it's disheartening seeing how comparably easy it is for everyone else.
I know for me, the recent "health crisis" and subsequent work-at-home schedule opened up a lot of possibilities for my hobby (restoring my car) that would never have been possible before. I do agree that it's good advice to listen to constructive criticism, but I was also shocked by the amount of nay-sayers I encountered, sometimes from unlikely sources. To state the obvious, we all have one life... So IMHO, If you have the financial freedom to do so, lose yourself in your passion, before you lose your passion. Edit: Lovely car BTW, 993 Turbo was THE car for me in the 90s!
Man I miss these therapy drives. I mean don't get me wrong the cars are cool definitely, but I'm just totally in on listening to whatever you talk about. I also resonate really heavily on the whole idea of living your life for you and not others. It's definitely true that we're brought up and taught indirectly to always please others. It's such a fundamental idea that I'm sure there are plenty of adults out there still doing it with no second thought. It makes it hard to trust your instinct as an adult, when you have dreams and goals, and a person you aspire to be. There's always that voice questioning, wondering if you're just wasting your time pursuing that thing you really care about. It could be people in your life, or a voice in your head. You really can't just say it'll work out in the end, because you never know if it will. But I think if you really keep trying, and keep innovating. It's always possible. Even if you fail, and try again, fail, and try again. Eventually you'll get some kind of success. I think its sad, the amount of people who don't try to do what they want. Even if they tried and failed, at least they closed that door. If anything, the real failure is thinking back and wondering what could've been. I really really really don't want to be that kind of person. Well I dumped way too much lol, thanks for the drives Tedward. Looking forward to some more therapy drives.
Thank you for the video ted ward👊🏾💪🏾. Sometimes we as people need to hear msg from other people 🙏🏾. I am a massage therapist in my country but im afraid to go open my own spa and is my dream🙏🏾, maybe i have to step out of my comfort zone. Even if the people/family don't believe in me i gonna work hard and keep pushing till i achieve in jesus name🙏🏾💪🏾.
It's so ridiculous how people today think that anyone who isn't a slob of fat or a meathead is automatically "skinny", don't even bother about these people taking out their insecurities on you. These folks don't even have a reference of how an actual healthy body should look like in its various forms, they're completely desensitized since being unhealthy and full of fat is the same as being "strong" nowadays.
As a man who is a soon-to-be certified rocket biologist, but deep down has a desire to be a professional Pokemon card trader this talk really hit home.
I don't like a lot of stuff, my way of expressing it is to walk away from it, if i don't like a RU-vidr for example, I don't watch it, is easy, sometimes is the style, sometimes is literally the voice, im sorry is annoying for me, but leaving a rude comment is not the solution, even your channel, sometimes you upload a car I'm not interested, I don't watch it, that's fine, is my taste, leaving a comment saying "I don't care about that car" is not necessary, and every video has the same work, the ones i want and don't want to watch.
