adults are constantly asking children what they want to be when they grow up
what they want to be when they grow up
what they want to be when they grow up however Harvard psychologist Dan Gilbert
however Harvard psychologist Dan Gilbert
however Harvard psychologist Dan Gilbert has shown people’s predictions of their
has shown people’s predictions of their
has shown people’s predictions of their future selves are frequently inaccurate
future selves are frequently inaccurate
future selves are frequently inaccurate regardless of age people cannot predict
regardless of age people cannot predict
regardless of age people cannot predict their likes and dislikes in the future
their likes and dislikes in the future
their likes and dislikes in the future I agree the question to ask is that what
I agree the question to ask is that what
I agree the question to ask is that what I want to do rather who do I want to be
I want to do rather who do I want to be
I want to do rather who do I want to be am I going to be a good person am I
am I going to be a good person am I
am I going to be a good person am I going to owe others
going to owe others
going to owe others am I going to be happy to me those are
am I going to be happy to me those are
am I going to be happy to me those are the important questions in life I don’t
the important questions in life I don’t
the important questions in life I don’t wonder about my salary or will do my
wonder about my salary or will do my
wonder about my salary or will do my hair goes gray or how big my house will
hair goes gray or how big my house will
hair goes gray or how big my house will be well we should consider what we want
be well we should consider what we want
be well we should consider what we want to be when we grow up or what we want to
to be when we grow up or what we want to
to be when we grow up or what we want to accomplish what’s really important is
accomplish what’s really important is
accomplish what’s really important is the bigger picture how do we fit in the
the bigger picture how do we fit in the
the bigger picture how do we fit in the world how can we make a positive
world how can we make a positive
world how can we make a positive difference or viewed yourself is that
difference or viewed yourself is that
difference or viewed yourself is that what we want to create in our lives and
what we want to create in our lives and
what we want to create in our lives and in the world we are in the information
in the world we are in the information
in the world we are in the information age people are new things every day we
age people are new things every day we
age people are new things every day we have instant access to information on
have instant access to information on
have instant access to information on the Internet
the Internet
the Internet this gives us a worldview unlike those
this gives us a worldview unlike those
this gives us a worldview unlike those of the generation that came before us we
of the generation that came before us we
of the generation that came before us we don’t live in a bubble of our local
don’t live in a bubble of our local
don’t live in a bubble of our local communities we see the entire world
communities we see the entire world
communities we see the entire world around us in real time the good and the
around us in real time the good and the
around us in real time the good and the bad so how do we find the right
bad so how do we find the right
bad so how do we find the right direction for our future self I dream
direction for our future self I dream
direction for our future self I dream about the future I wonder what kind of
about the future I wonder what kind of
about the future I wonder what kind of place the world will be like when I’m an
place the world will be like when I’m an
place the world will be like when I’m an adult what will define me will it be my
adult what will define me will it be my
adult what will define me will it be my house or my neighborhood or when people
house or my neighborhood or when people
house or my neighborhood or when people judge me based on my car or where I
judge me based on my car or where I
judge me based on my car or where I vacation having career aspirations is
vacation having career aspirations is
vacation having career aspirations is great and that it provides us with
great and that it provides us with
great and that it provides us with direction and something to work towards
direction and something to work towards
direction and something to work towards as for myself I want to be a
as for myself I want to be a
as for myself I want to be a veterinarian my love for animals makes
veterinarian my love for animals makes
veterinarian my love for animals makes me think that being a veterinarian is my
me think that being a veterinarian is my
me think that being a veterinarian is my calling
calling
calling however our life goals are not about
however our life goals are not about
however our life goals are not about careers instead I believe our life goals
careers instead I believe our life goals
careers instead I believe our life goals are about staying focused on our core
are about staying focused on our core
are about staying focused on our core values in every profession there are
values in every profession there are
values in every profession there are people who are happy and there
people who are happy and there
people who are happy and there those who are not the happy people are
those who are not the happy people are
those who are not the happy people are the ones staying true to themselves and
the ones staying true to themselves and
the ones staying true to themselves and following their passion their self-worth
following their passion their self-worth
following their passion their self-worth is not defined by their job title but
is not defined by their job title but
is not defined by their job title but rather how satisfied they are with their
rather how satisfied they are with their
rather how satisfied they are with their place in the world through all the
place in the world through all the
place in the world through all the uncertainties in life people’s core
uncertainties in life people’s core
uncertainties in life people’s core values remain consistent these are the
values remain consistent these are the
values remain consistent these are the values to find who we are when I think
values to find who we are when I think
values to find who we are when I think about my future self there is a lot to
about my future self there is a lot to
about my future self there is a lot to think about
think about
think about high school college career family
high school college career family
high school college career family friends and more do I know for sure what
friends and more do I know for sure what
friends and more do I know for sure what I’m going to be when I grow up science
I’m going to be when I grow up science
I’m going to be when I grow up science says probably not however I do know my
says probably not however I do know my
says probably not however I do know my core values and what makes me happy when
core values and what makes me happy when
core values and what makes me happy when I think about what makes me happy it
I think about what makes me happy it
I think about what makes me happy it includes my family my friends and my
includes my family my friends and my
includes my family my friends and my pets because of that I know who my
pets because of that I know who my
pets because of that I know who my future self will be the same person I am
future self will be the same person I am
future self will be the same person I am right now
right now
right now [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
”
Be First to Comment