How to Choose A Career You Won’t Regret 

I'm 28 years old, I have a software degree, went to construction, now running my own dog training company that hasn't done amazingly. I'm at a point where I'm really struggling with hope, and this video legit made me cry with a sense of that hope being refilled. Thanks a lot

Life is basically a collection of regrets. so people should not be scared about regretting

I relate to this so hard... I always loved math and science as a kid and participated in model rocket building, robotics, science fairs, and spelling bees. I later became interested in abnormal psychology when I began struggling with mental health issues, and also in anthropology when I took a class in community college and was hooked. I later rekindled my interest in robotics/CS/engineering, as well as starting work in the autism/IDD field (I am on the spectrum myself). Now I am pursuing a degree in Psychology with a goal of working in the autism/IDD field, but I want to go back to college for engineering/robotics at some point just to learn more about it and maybe change my career. In the meantime, I'm learning all I can about psychology, while participating in CS, rocketry, and other engineering clubs on the side.

This is great advice! I remember in fifth grade we learned the term "jack of all trades", which at the time I was told was someone who was good at a lot of things, but not the best at any of them. I thought it described me perfectly. When I'm not learning something new or working on a skill, I feel so lost sometimes. Someday I'll find a way to tie all or most of my interests together...

I remember reading a book called Awakening Your Ikigai by Ken Mogi and that really helped me assess my skills and narrow down my career choices. Definitely recommend it.

I used to refer to myself as "jack of all traits, master of none," but now I'll call myself a renaissance soul haha

As a 17 year old who's particularly good at Biology but still wanting to have a job with a lot more freedom than just medicine because I'm a creative who can sing and likes to write or some sort of something as an active hobby (I'm a high school graduate and I was supposed to actually go to college last year but I repeated my senior year because I didn't know what to do) I have no idea what to do with my future. I have absolutely no idea why I'm even expected to decide what I want at this time because everything makes sense but then again... Nothing really does.

I think we should not strive for a dream career, rather a dream lifestyle and how we can use a career as a tool to achieve that dream lifestyle.

I am currently 18 years old and on a gap year before uni, and I am trying to decide on my future career, and seeing videos like this really helps theoretically but in real life it's really scary to jump into something especially academic or in careers without any reassurance.

As someone that is very indisicive and have alot of interest, i relate to steven. My main interest is art, but i also like coding, science, psychology, music, writing, editing, and other stuff. I think this video helped me on choosing what major i want to be in the future. Thankyou

This is so interesting! I’m 17 and I’m heading to university next year, and I have ‘chosen’ my future career (I am aiming to become a university professor) and it’s something I’m pretty passionate about. The degree I’m going to study allows for that breadth of development, such as studying other subjects alongside it. Very well researched!

I love this discussion! I had a previous manager that was upset with me not picking a path to specialize in data. I could do everything from architecture, roadmap development, deployment and testing. I enjoyed the business and technical side. At one point, I believed that creative technology was my path, however I don't have just one path in data. I love acting, film making, story telling, writing. I used to want to be an engineer so I own a 3-D printer because I like building. I feel like I peaked in my career and now my main focus is making an impact on the lives of younger generations. Hopefully spread data awareness. I enjoy having multiple hobbies and interests.

I very much appreciate this video, thank you for making it. Once you land a job, try to incorporate your horizontal in your everyday work tasks. Keep an eye out for job listings that line up with your outside interests, and make moves in that direction as time progresses. Advice we get from influencers is advice that comes from the lucky few who land jobs, so their advice might be biased in a way that doesnt help the strugglers out there. Good luck to you!

Thank you for the video & ideas in it! This is what I needed to hear right now! Feel much more happy, excited and calm about choosing my future career!😊🙏

Really needed a video like this to help get my life back on track. All these years of working different jobs and finding they aren't for me really made me feel like the problem was with me, but I see now that it's an antiquated view to stick with one place for the rest of my days. I must build a strong enough foundation for my "T" and then build from there.

This solved the problem of my indecisiveness. I am looking for new jobs and was so lost. I was already experienced at graphic design, but doubted myself. Thought, I need to learn coding, I need to learn data analysis, I need to learn SEO and marketing, I need to learn software engineering, blah blah blah, all this crap piling up in my head and a giant wave of feeling overwhelmed. Now I know, I need to just stick with design. I enjoy it, I have experience in it, it's still necessary (AI can't replace us, designing has too much nuance to it that AI can't replace), so yeah.....I can make it happen. This was helpful, thank you. I will now become a "T".

Hi Tina, I just discovered this idea of the Renaissance Man through Barbara Sher (what she calls a Scanner) and her book Refuse to Choose only a couple days ago! Insane you drop this video so shortly after. Her answer to the question of, "What should I do if I want todo everything?" is "Do everything!". How that affects career (and general life choices) is nothing short of life-changing!

Absolutely accurate. Despite having more than 9 years of experience in the IT sector, I found myself grappling with the pursuit of my goals. This led me to pivot into a different field where I delved into trading, creating videos, and coding. It's my belief that the journey of learning is perpetual, especially in a world where everything advances at the speed of light

My heartfelt thanks to you Tina 🙏 this was a lifechanging video for me. I learnt a lot and now clear on my career and life goals.

I absolutely loved this video! Thank you so much for sharing your vision with us❤

I am grateful I have been recommended this video! I am not from America but since i was 17 I wanted to become a First responder (firefighter or paramedic) so I enlisted as a volunteer, now I am 18 years old and after this year of experience as a volunteer i want to say that even though i still love everything about what I do i am thinking of taking up a different branch of work, so that theres a backup plan in case im not able to succeed in the fire academy. I love spending time outdoors and in nature so im probably gonna do some research on what collages work in environmental protection or any other types of work like this. tysm for awesome video and great channel!

That was one of the most helpful video i have seen about chossing a career . You really broke down things .Thank you Tina .😁😁

steven here, thank you so much for the information, I was really struglling to find out what I want to do in life, this gives me so much insights, thank you

This is very well put together and articulated. Thank you

this is awesome Tina. really timely for me. thank you

Picking a career is hard. It turns out a career is a journey, not a destination. Wish I had been exposed to the content of this video a decade ago. I majored in Atmospheric Science, and Computer Science with many side interests. It's interesting to see how career paths for Data Science, ML, and AI are all multidisciplinary in nature, and they didn't exist as specific educational paths at institutions a decade, or two ago.

Thank you for this wonderful video! Puts a lot of things into place :)

my mum has worked so many different jobs in completely different fields - she's currently working as a research manager in the nhs despite not even having a gcse in biology. Most likely ur not gonna work the same job for the rest of your life and thats okay. Life goes on and on and on so do what you need to in the moment rather than worry about the knock on effect 20 or 30 years from now

im 16 and im graduating school next year . being the daughter of an asian family, my parents want me to be an engineer or a doctor. now the thing is i am particularly good at biology but i am also good at so much more than that . im good at writing , singing and editting and i dont want to limit my creativity to the study of medicine. i am quite definitely intrigued by science but im also interested in so much more :/

Thank you for sharing these brilliant ideas with us. It really comes down to the similar thing that I thought which is that you will never find a 'perfect' field for you. You really need to choose something from array of topics that you are interest in and have some fun doing, so you can support yourself (preferably higher paid and not as time consuming as becoming a doctor in my opinion. That way you will have an easier and faster start) At the same time combine it with your other interests, skills and over time create a unique skillset which means its wayy harder to replace you. (means more money :D) And this is probably the way how you create a 'perfect' career that you enjoy cuz its based on your interests and not other people interests. Its similar idea that Robert Green said in one of his videos.

thank you for great advice🤓

I'm 18 and (hopefully) heading to university this year. Since English belongs to the list of my greatest passions, I've decided to apply for this major. Right now I'm sure my future career will revolve around writing, so it might be writing articles or preferably editing

Thank you for the very insightful video I am definitely a T shape person when it comes to deciding on my career and dabbling into other subjects and such in college, I thought being indecisive was a bad thing when in reality it's okay to be good at other things too, especually when they become your interest and help you finding your way to a career you would enjoy doing for years on end. This video was the breathe of fresh air I needed.

This is actually so helpful thank you

This is so up to the point. Amazing content ❤🙏

Thank you so much for making this video, really helpful

Amazing inspo 💯

Best timing from One of the Best Content Creators 💜🙏🏽 This is LITERALLY what im experiencing right now 🙃

Thank you soo much!!🌻💛

Thank for this video been battling this for a while now

I love this … thank you ❤

What a well done video. Thorough, Informative and Entertaining. ❤🎉

Hallo Tina. Thank you for sharing. This topic is really relevant to me and will be helpful.

Your content is so good wow

Hey Tina! Your videos are great! I have a concern and it’ll be really helpful to know what you think. I'm currently pursuing a science career that I'm passionate about. However, I also have other interests that I haven't had the time to explore due to my college commitments. I'm considering taking a semester off from university to focus on these passions, clear them from my path, and then return to my academic journey with renewed enthusiasm. What are your thoughts on this?

Thanks for this! Knew im not the only one skeptic about the choosing what to study on an early age and sticking to it for 4 to 5 years of studying then knowing the course would be irrelevant since new tech and jobs emerged hahaha. Ineed times are changing and rapid fast development of our society.

I just love hearing her talk

Thanks Tina, I have shared this with my 3 teenage kids.

I'm that person who have so many passions from media to economics, from psychology to neuroscience, sociology, fashion and what not? I chose business administration degree because it is so broad and have so many things to study, it has given me a lot of knowledge and now i'm going to major in marketing which is basically all about psychology, media and economics! And I can work in fashion with Marketing degree... so its a win-win situation.

Hii, im also an 18 y/o going through this(ngl this has been going on for years), tho my circumstances are a little different since i live in a third world country without the money to get an education in english speaking countries, so i have to major in something that would pave the way for immigrating to such countries in higher degrees. And there's also the fact that i'm interested in both arts and desing and computer science and ngl getting a job in the ladder(even if it is the safer and more paying option) is not what i'll do in an ideal world but the former is too risky for someone like me so maybe i'll switch careers when things are a little stable or find a way to mix both. Anyways after watching this and that other video you made about how we're probably gonna choose the wrong career and if we're interested in different things it's better to choose the high paying job and pursue the other alongside helped giving my thoughts some clearance. I still have so many doubts but i really hope things would turn out the best. (Oh and a little note, ugh i'm sorry if this is rude and i can't talk for everyone but i unfortunately can't find reassurance in hearing examples of people like elon musk who had so many privileges from birth, and maybe you can talk about people that weren't so privileged?😭💘 )

I simply can't choose between becoming a data analyst and than striving to become a data engineer and becoming a sysadmin and than striving to become a SOC analyst.

For me, Steve Jobs's commencement speech video was the most useful video I'd ever watched. Now, this one is totally second to that. Thanks, Tina!

I love your videos. You always say what I need to hear

This video is an amazing explanation to the “T person”, because I also want to do something with my artistic talents :). It’s always good to be aware of as well that every job has its own “shit sandwich” which means that it has its parts that really suck. This also makes you question if you’re determined enough to overcome that part of your career. For example I want to be a nurse practitioner, but I also know that to do so I’ll have to see a bunch of horrific or sad situations. Im determined enough though to fight those battles for my career.

thank you for giving me words to describe myself!! I can now get to know my kind better by searching these terms

Very helpful video, thank you Tina.

This video is so useful. Thank you☺️

Thank you for sharing your insights on being a T-shaped person. I agree with it. The vertical part takes time, daily grind to build, but it is the fundamental skills and foundation of your career. If you are very good at coding for example, you will normally not end up just being a software engineer.

It’s so hard to choose a career nowadays, there are so many aspects to see, like will your job be taken by AI?

It's interesting that this video was made by a data scientist because AI/ML/DS are the perfect disciplines in which to specialize. They can all be applied to a broad selection of fields.

Thank you for making this video.. I'm 19 and I'm still in highschool.. I feel like the pressure is on..

Make a video how to choose a career when you're interested in nothing!

LOL that "prompt engineer(?)" got me

I feel like this video is exactly what I needed to hear, and the extra personal touch of the name choice helps :D

extremely awesome videos. Thankyou so much

I really liked the vídeo, but I believe it should have done it in 2 parts... the last part about the T career is so interesting; it could have more examples, though...

off topic but ur skin is literally glowing 🤩🤩

It is also better opportunities for earning and working together and supportive relationships make strong 😊

For all the younger workers with a degree that maybe watching this, If you're in the US and not sure what you want to do, I would consider finding a career with the federal government. There's plenty of different fields to get into. Having a college degree can get you started at higher grades. It might not pay as well as private sector but I'm sure it offers a work/life balance that would be hard for the private sector to match. I've been with the feds since 2018, I've never been denied a vacation request. Looking at my LES, I have 182 hours of annual leave and 440 hours of sick leave as I write this. You get TSP (401k) and pension.

thanks for this video

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I’m 17 and my education is currently focused on animal-care and such, I chose it because I like animals, but it seems the further I look into jobs available with this education, the more lost I feel, like is this really what I want to do? I don’t know anymore, I don’t really know where to go after graduation, and that anxiety over what to do next only gets worse when I know my parents are gonna want me to start the next thing immediatly, but I’m so burnt out from school I don’t wanna do that again right after it’s over

Hello fellow Huang, this is a great video =)

Thank you for this video I am literally Steven in the video I am studying computer science and economics with a minor in philosophy I have always wanted to do things that interested me and challenged me to grow but didn’t know how this would fit with my idea of a “career” I was deeply interested in the idea of a renaissance period person and hoped to find a way to emulate that but struggled with it in how vast and varied my interests were. this really helped me to understand what to to with my career and how to move forward genuinely thanks for this!

Thank you ❤

One of the best put together video I have come across

I'm 16 and I was so confused I because I adored so many majors. ( I love computer science, business, marketing, literature, art, music... :) Not confused anymore, thank you so much for the information, very helpful.

Thanks for your video Tina

Tina you seem very interested in these topic of videos I can see it from your eyes and passion you bring, you should do more history or explanatory videos.

1:40 first thing i thought of when you brought up the renaissance, on how leonardo da vinci was an artist, inventor, mathematician, and a lot of other career.s

this is exactly my problem now and im so tired of looking what career should i pursue ?

I really needed this video 4 years ago :C

Wow this is what my brother tries to tell me too😊. Thanks.

Am currently in the University studying a course in the medical sciences i suddenly feel my passion doesn't lie there i love things like coding, motivation, writing, learning new skills, am curious about how the body works in different ways in general i love both the science courses and also maths and i also enjoy how technology is advancing But still trying to figure out what i want to do incase i have an opportunity to change before its too late

this is unironically the most useful video ive ever watched

Thank you!

I started college wanting to get a degree in business....I graduated with double Major in Computer Science & Cybersecurity Management. I have a great job in the cybersecurity industry but I'm conflicted because I want to work with AI or start my own Media Agency :( .

Great Video!!!

Great video and super useful :)

Presenting ChatGPT as a source is confusing to me. I appreciate the addition of expert sources, but putting ChatGPT on the same level as humans who have a nuanced understanding of the topic at hand feels sketchy. Love the video and your work generally, but I’ve noticed this is becoming more common practice and I want to point it out when I see it.

Can you give us a link to the career test you featured in the video? 1:05

BEAUTIFUL. Thank you for this. Just a minor feedback if you allow me... I find the background music you chose I bit distracting. Other than that it amazing

This video has been useful to me, I'm peruvian and from the northen lima (poor side of the capital city) and for a change I was born with mild asperger's syndrome and a tendency to anxiety(The ansiexyty is why I also have ODC) . All my live, Since I was a child I was curious about all the topics, technology, sciencie, arqueology, literature, history, media, and nature. In the elementary school I was pretty featured in all topics, in maths, comunication, lenguage and arts. As a tennager I had different seasons in one my interest change xd, for a while I was very interested in literature, I used to say I wanna be the next peruvian nobel price. Then I become interested in the Hip Hop and rap and rapping around the hood and as a hobby. Next I was working as scriptwiriter for a youtube channel, and I enjoyed it, I readed a lot literature, philosofy, and then I overcome my rejection foward maths (This was fault of a bad experiencie in the HS), and I was all that summer studying maths by myself and I enjoyed learn and solve the maths problems. I had many projects such as Write a script to a Comic (I write almost 10 chapters, but I stopped because I think it will become real, so it won't be interest to people). I was going to make a rap almbum. I had already most of the lyrics but personal problems make me set aside the proect, I was preparing for study Biology at a university in my City, but then I realize that I wanted study biology to understand the living beings and then apply it to understand the human society because by a heavy experience that I had in the Ghetho and things that I seen I want to make a change in the society where I lives and make the situation better. I thought in being Sociologist or Antropolist, but there aren't laboral oportunities to it, and we went to a phsycologist to make a vocacional test and my recommended areas were: Comunicacion and journalism, Basic Science, and Social Science. I don't like to focused in only one topic, the world and universe is so big and I want to know all what I can about it, that's, I have ODC, and strange hability that let me see differents ways to use an information (Too hard ways or bizarre ways) and it sometimes really beat me, I'm ansious and I like to be in community and involving whit people that's why I and my Family decided my better option is communication, and well following what This video says, I already have experience at this, I wrote scripts, I like make exposition, explain, create things, and I have a inglés I have a somewhat exeptional knack for writing (In my opinion not at all, but is what my teachers, brothers, hommies, and everybody says to me). beside I thought in write some books when I was 14 years old but por pandemic and ghetto problems I couldn't Tomorrow I'm gonna start the university here in Peru and I wait it woth, I'm scared about what my family will say, I know many people thinks that I should chosed someone more sofisticated but I think this could worth. And however when I was preparinf for studying biology I thought "But I'm going to not use my writing and creative habilities" or "Here I'm not gonna use my social sciencia habilities", and now that I'm going to enter to study communication I think "But here I'm not gonna see this topics fo science what I like too" or "I can also study STEEM careers xd" however I thought that if i'm still thinking like this at the end I wouldn't study something, it's why I i decided to follow my strongest habilities in communication. But Iam also very attracted to the subjects of science, physics, biology, chemistry, etc. And now thanks to the video I know I can match this in the T profile (But I'm still thinking that someday I will study some sciencie major to satisfy my desire of knowledge XD), I think in many proyect such as make a divulgation megazine for the latin america about the topics of science and economy, a megazine free of politics, or some megazine like nature, do something to fighting ignorance, and maybe work in scientific journalism. However Thanks for make this video and I hope all ends well to all of us who have this renaissance soul.

Awesome video!!! Also I subbed :) I also want to be a video game designer someday :)

One Question Tina hope you will help me... I'm deciding to my masters and I have both in Computer Science & Data Science so what career will be best for future path...

God this is a life saver

Very good video! 👍

Great advice thanks

Amazing!

I chose running start to do college in high-school but now I’ve learned I dislike most stem based classes (my original focus) and I basically wasted my junior/senior years of hs. So now I’m stuck between reverting to my middle school self and picking art class or…calculus 3 and more physics 🎀✨