One of the wisest things I've done in my life is trying to learn English. I'm not fluent, but I can, with some difficulty, understand. And man, a world opened up to me! So many lectures, videos, classes, documentaries etc that I would not have access otherwise, because not everything has subtitles. This lesson is an example.
Truuee! If you have an internet connection and know basic english, the world's knowledge is available to you. I think, if information is free, wouldn't it multiply naturally? If every scientific paper and lecture would be required to be freely available online, wouldn't we see another golden age for scientific discoveries?
congratz brother, learning english seems to give allot of ppl trouble lol, glad you stuck with it. The good thing about not using subtitles, is that the context of what they are saying is not always accurately translated when put into subtitles or can't be translated correctly because their is no literal translation
47:03 “Everyone’s outside looks better than my inside” - a perfect summation of social media, influencer culture and the pressures it causes people young and old. Many fantastic lessons in this lecture.
Feel like it was that way when the nuclear family was predominant as well. At least for the ones who had issues but didn’t know all the people around them were really going through the same issue.
My father died with his bride of 50+ years that he loved deeply and his 7 children and his 30+ grandchildren around him. Extremely loved. The world would not look at him as a success but when I walked away from the body, I realized he was a great success. His last act was to make the sign of the cross as his trusted his last to his God. Read Eccliastes and you will see the things that are vanity and the things are worth it.
@@Sarahsmydog You can be proud of your achievements! Yo may not be boastful about it! I think he has not crossed the limits of modesty. Self reference, self depreciation and 'Trump'ing are permitted in a lecture!
Listening to this guy I feel like I'm on a right path as a 29 year old. I have a lot of things I can be happy about now, and a will to go to a direction that is potentially good for me.
Good for you! Good to read that coming from a young person. Remember, never trust anyone under 30. 😁. Randy Pausch lectures might interest you. And I assume you already know who Jordan Peterson is. There are all kinds of talks and lectures online that are fabulous. Did you ever see the movie, "Catch Me If You Can"? I highly recommend it, and then watch the true, real life guys lecture on UA-cam. Take Care. 🙏 🌎
1. achievement (who are we comparing ourselves to? past, present, or future? positive drivers or negative drivers ? ) twins >>> envy, greed, and fear OR recognition, pride and mastery 2. significance (I want to help other people, but who to help, and what i want to do for it? an internal and external choice) twins >>> fairness, generosity, and caring [external] OR power and selfish 3. happiness (me and now) twins >>> contentment, fulfilment OR laziness gluttony 4. legacy (other people define our legacy, our impact in the future) are uncorrelated. twins >>> altruism and generative desire OR fear of death and need for control Paradox example: an increase in legacy means a decrease in achievement. > impact about me alone or others? > context: ski to where the puck will be not where it is now. > values: family influences. > juggling and not balance * Life has a timeline, as in we have different focus at different stage. (Why does it have to be that way? I will need to decide on my own.) * Part 3: What is enough? (what are your values? measure my way of giving away money) * Frank Batton (Landmark Communications): "Profit is constraint, not my goal. If I don't make enough money, I will be out of business. But it I make too much, that means I am not reinvesting enough into my people, community, and product." * Inflection point: Is this freeing me in making a change in my direction? * Culture matters: I might have failed in the wrong culture. * Do not try to change the past, learn from it, and move forward. * Get specific advice from specific people. * ripples > splash * Nothing is wrong with money, but the riches of your life won't be measure by it.
1. strive for accomplishment and a legacy 2. happiness is a mixture of different things; juggling your goals according to set limits is a useful skill.
This is my first time seeing this gentleman, not sure why he showed up in my suggestion but glad he did. To me one of the saddest thing in the world is measuring your success by other people and trying to keep up or even out do them even though it's NOT what you actually want. I compete with myself and only me, so when my friends achieve success I'm genuinely happy for them because their success doesn't diminish mines.
when you really have built a life where you're successful, you don't need to throw anybody under the bus, you don't need any external measurement, its being at the top of a mountain you've been climbing that doesn't exist for anybody else, but seeing that everybody else has their own mountains too
I loved how he opened with the fact he died (and by all accounts should be dead) and you know in that moment he is going to give you the goods. This guy has nothing left to hold back or sugar coat. What an amazing video. How does this only have 700K views? The one I loved was the point about juggling. Every time you touch a ball you give it energy. Every time we "touch" something in our lives we need to give it energy.
We need more lectures like this one. His emphasise that life is like juggling balls I.e. areas of your life is the most practical. This along with knowing what you want from all the balls you are juggling is essential.
I’m so very fortunate to have the opportunity to watch not only a Harvard Business lecture but also a lecturer who’s as wise and insightful as Howard Stevenson:)
He speaks with so much wisdom and meaning and then just skips over the words after he says them. A true natural! But I found myself pausing and rewinding and thinking so much during this lecture. I still can’t believe UA-cam is free sometimes😅
You know someone's about to share some wisdom when they start off by saying they've already died! In all honesty, great talk, I am still amazed by the fact that we have so many valuable resources available to us... truly grateful!
Thank you very much Professor Stevenson. I came across this lecture just to listen for a few minutes and I ended up listening to the whole lecture. I feel so enlightened by his lecture. I am one of those ripples from a stone that he threw.
Outstanding wisdom. Thank you for sharing this with the world. By those who came before us can we improve... imagine for half a second if we could improve our happiness generation by generation by learning from each other in the same way we improve our sciences and engineering? Why can't we? I certainly hope that I can retain half of his advice.
Obey Jesus Christ or you will go to hell, turn to the Lord before its too late, if you don’t REPENT OF YOUR SINS then you will likewise perish in hell. All liars, fornicators, adulterers, idolaters, blasphemers, whoremongers, thieves, murderers, homosexuals, effeminate, etc, will not inherit the kingdom of God. Once you turn to the Lord, read the new testament in the bible, the gospels, to develop a relationship with God. God bless you all. Turn to Jesus, repent or perish, turn or burn.
@@MrRufusjax that sentence means that if you work to make your wife happy, then everything will be happy therefore... at least that's how it's used all the time
I was busy wahtching this, then I see 'building a go kart' in the sidebar. I clicked on it and now and now I have something to keep me busy in 2022. Im a chronic over thinker but Im learning to not think so much and just start living life and being happy.
1."Success is a taugh process,The external measures and the enternal measures aren't always the same, sometimes we are rewarded for things we are not proud of and sometimes things we are proud of we are not rewarded for." 2."Success is getting what you want and happiness is wanting what you get, marry a happy person because you are not gonna change someone who is unhappy into someone who is happy." 3."Happiness is really about me and now, you make yourself happy."
The Inflection point, those who have been here can understand the value and gravity of that sentence. Guy is gem in terms off wisdoms !! There are points I dont agree but if you are living western world with western culture and value.. he is spot on things that I can understand and prolly help me as I grow up with age and maturity
This was a great lecture .. and he thought very little of Donald Trump 8 years back and still holds true .. he remains someone people must keep in mind that they shoud not end up becoming in the quest of success
Juggle through life and catch the falling ball...#deep and also loved the way he ended his speech..." The time for this test is rest of your life...or lets say today is the first day of your rest of your life..." 👌
'Setting limits increases the dimensionality of success, by allowing you to more effectively juggle al your balls' - very wise words to apply, from life goals down to your daily 'to do' list.
👏 This has been a great spotlight to watch. Indeed, now thinking about it, old days mom depended so much on Reader’s Digest ( in the mail). In line with that, we are so fortunate to have leading Universities post their valuable knowledge (both in theory and action) so unconditionally! Equally, I find the comments here - those posted 10 years ago and even those posted so recently - so experienced & so hands on! 👏
Good talk. I like many other people wanted to go to Harvard School of Public health but couldn't afford it. Listening to this guy makes me happy that I attended Summer class at the School of Public health(Longwood medical area) at least even though I 'd wanted to be a full time student of their Public health program for a year. I am successful.
I have a net worth of close to two million, with a bad public high school degree. In my area that's quite a bit of money. My daughter who could have gotten into Harvard didn't want to go. Her best friend graduated from Harvard two years ago is working for a company making $15.00 dollars an hour. Education is important but without drive and determination very few people become successful no matter what their education level is 🤔
This was really well done. His casual manner of speaking and knowing humour add a wisdom and ease of absorption that make his talk educational and enjoyable.
Great talk! Most talks on how to lead your life are targeted to people who are failing life, it’s nice to hear one that’s targeted to people who are succeeding in life. Even the top dogs need guidance.
Howard covers the key issues about Life for me (also 72 years of experience) - ‘Happiness Index - how is yours?’ & ‘Making the World a better place - have you earned this accolade?’ - His presentation & understated wisdom is very worthwhile.
The world?? It’s that kind of thing is why THE WORLD is in the state it’s in. Everyone needs to start with making their own life and the ppl interact with better off first.
Man this is really good advice and depression at the same time. It makes everything in life seem so shallow. it's like knowing how the movie ends before watching it.
The part where he says to sell his soul which obviously means to do something you don't like or hate for 30+ years is the Millenials' worse nightmare. That's one of the mistakes of my generation most go for the money which is common sense and fair enough.., but in reality, we should know a little about everything, that way we could decide which trade to take that fits the personality of the person and then squeeze its full potential at a long term.
I agree, I think being late to the show and not knowing your passions until later is totally fine because after trying out a few and really knowing afterward what we want will go a long way. There was a Ted Talk about it actually how generalizing is better than specializing.
@@selenachen7091 Is pretty confusing trying to make a living of something. You think you like something all of a sudden you change your mind, deep in your heart your know you're really good in what you're doing but what's going to be the really shot? The more you study seems the more doubts you have about all subjects in life.
@@diegofelipe8715 You're always changing and evolving as time goes by and you gather more knowledge, wisdom and experience. It is very difficult to take a snapshot of one moment in time where you are now and base your entire future life path following the passions and interest that you have now. No one knows what the future holds so you have to ask yourself what's important to you and that can be the most difficult question you will ever face.
@@bti2270 Thank you. I think we all have dark parts in our paths, lately I'm trying to show it instead of hide it. It's pretty hard, but when you're truly honest to your soul thinks gets a little bit easy to deal with.
"I'm retired now and have time for me. But the problem is I don't know who "me" is because I've just been doing what other people tell me to do." Would love to do a study comparing this situation to other cultures and histories where "retirement" isn't a thing.
I can't say one way or the other if that's true. For me being dirt poor did the trick for me, because while growing up I told myself God made a mistake this hellhole was NOT supposed to be my life. I made my money investing in rental property. For a high school graduate I do pretty good.
@@micaonyx5301 Reading your story and others like it is such an inspiration to me. After being a homemaker for almost a decade I’m now at a crossroad to begin building my own career and I desire a similar story to yours. I want so very much to build multiple businesses and solid tech skills alongside my writing. Thank you for making my day better ❤️
@@ShadaeMastersAstrology I wish you great success. I'm 61 and have been doing the landlord thing since I was 27. I'm looking into starting a new business. I can't imagine retiring and sitting in front of a TV, how boring is that.
Success is having what you want, and happiness is wanting what you have. Wow. I just needed to hear this, I’m sure this sentence alone is going to be detrimental for me moving forward and only forward. What a guy!
Coming back to watch this after the American people suffered through a presidential term with DT as POTUS... and thoroughly LOVING how many times Howard took digs at him 😂 You're the man, Howard!
Wikipedia: "In 2014, after three doctors declared him healthy, Stevenson experienced unattended cardiac arrest on January 5 in the middle of the Harvard campus. With a survival rate of approximately 1%, unattended cardiac arrest is almost always fatal. In Stevenson's case, it almost certainly would have been were it not for a remarkable set of events."
Two great messages for me were: "Life is not about balance, but about jugglin, you need to focus on all balls at once, you need to give positive energy at each moment to the ball that is falling. Furthermore, you need to realize that shome balls bounce like rubber (carreer, fitness), and others shatter like glass (Familiy, old friends, health)" "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference." Anybody has any additional thoughts on these?
This video is from 2013 , but some folks are upset he correctly spotted & criticized the -ve attributes of their Dear Leader. Money is NOT the measure of success is what he is saying !
It speaks well of the B School that they would schedule this sensible and valuable lecture. (Well done and thank you, Howard Stevenson!) It doesn't speak so well of the student body that the audience here are so overwhelmingly the B School's women.
It kinda just make natural sense to me that most guys wouldn't be interested in a lecture called "building a life". Dudye don't like to be told how to live. Women in the other hand can't get enough of this sort of thing
He keeps pointing at the screen, presumably he has some kinds of slides, and yet we don't get to see them, and I feel we're missing a vital component of the talk. In the future, I feel like it would be good to make a point to capture this component.
It can be confusing deciding what you want. Especially if you grew up in a world where everything was taken away and the world you loved was rendered meaningless. Soon the singularity will occur and all things will unfold, then finally, I will be free of the matrix and ascend into life.
@@ShahzadHassanBangash Your comment is 3 months old, but maybe this will (still) help: The diaglog stats at 27:00 He saying that he doens't like balance because it reminds him of a seal balancing something on his nose. He is also saying that juggling is about having several balls to hold up, and that holding them up is harder than balancing them. He is saying have to swich focus between balls and watch all of them all the time. He is saying that you especiallly watch the falling ball, and give it positive engery each time you touch it. Lastly he is saying that some balls are like rubber and bounce (like a carreer, it will bounce in a new (Okay) direction if you make a mistake) and that other balls are like glass they will shatter beyond repair (Like your family, or your health). The main difference in Juggling vs Balance is that in balance you seem to view life as one big thing that needs focused attention all the time to maintain (which sounds overwhelming), while jugglin is about having different separated subjects with different caracteristics and needs, that you keep an eye on all the time but focus on seperately.
Arriving by chance to this video..( I am the antithesis of a business minded person), I found this man's wit and insight to be interesting and insightful. How he kept going in front of the fidgety dull audience I don't know.
Some of you are the smartest most ruthless people in your generation, the rest of you had parents who were... As long as you stay away from the Widowmaker your lives are going to be great
One of the wisest things I've done in my life is trying to learn English. I'm not fluent, but I can, with some difficulty, understand. And man, a world opened up to me! So many lectures, videos, classes, documentaries etc that I would not have access otherwise, because not everything has subtitles. This lesson is an example.
Truuee! If you have an internet connection and know basic english, the world's knowledge is available to you. I think, if information is free, wouldn't it multiply naturally? If every scientific paper and lecture would be required to be freely available online, wouldn't we see another golden age for scientific discoveries?
Your English writing is excellent and your effort is a great example for those of us who might want to learn another language. Nice work, Paolo.
Well done bro!! The world is your oyster!
congratz brother, learning english seems to give allot of ppl trouble lol, glad you stuck with it. The good thing about not using subtitles, is that the context of what they are saying is not always accurately translated when put into subtitles or can't be translated correctly because their is no literal translation
Congratulations on that decision. You're on the right track.
Success is sleeping in the night having peace of mind, free of burdens and worry free
yes
@Phát Thuận I know plenty of people who have plenty of money and you would not consider them a success in life
Hippie
Buddhist? XD
On a long road to gain this peace of mind
"nothing wrong with money, but the riches of your life won’t be measured by it".
47:03 “Everyone’s outside looks better than my inside” - a perfect summation of social media, influencer culture and the pressures it causes people young and old. Many fantastic lessons in this lecture.
Lies again? Horny Heart
Feel like it was that way when the nuclear family was predominant as well. At least for the ones who had issues but didn’t know all the people around them were really going through the same issue.
Jesus loves you
my issue is everyone outside looks so so much worst then my inside.
@@davidmba6777 yyuy
A lifetime worth of wisdom unpacked in less than an hour. Thank you.
Hello
@@timmcgraw4574 Go away Tim. No one in this section likes your music. You’re washed up. GO. AWAY.
My father died with his bride of 50+ years that he loved deeply and his 7 children and his 30+ grandchildren around him. Extremely loved. The world would not look at him as a success but when I walked away from the body, I realized he was a great success. His last act was to make the sign of the cross as his trusted his last to his God. Read Eccliastes and you will see the things that are vanity and the things are worth it.
Wow
That’s very beautiful.
I teared up reading your beautiful comment, god rest his soul 😇
Howard was one of my professors at HBS. He is a humble man, and a source of great wisdom. I'm honored to have studied with him.
Seems bitter to me, can't get over Trump and his successes.
Definitely not humble, he talks regularly about his books, accomplishments, and how he never made the Forbes list
@@Sarahsmydog You can be proud of your achievements! Yo may not be boastful about it! I think he has not crossed the limits of modesty. Self reference, self depreciation and 'Trump'ing are permitted in a lecture!
Listening to this guy I feel like I'm on a right path as a 29 year old. I have a lot of things I can be happy about now, and a will to go to a direction that is potentially good for me.
Good for you! Good to read that coming from a young person. Remember, never trust anyone under 30. 😁.
Randy Pausch lectures might interest you. And I assume you already know who Jordan Peterson is.
There are all kinds of talks and lectures online that are fabulous.
Did you ever see the movie, "Catch Me If You Can"? I highly recommend it, and then watch the true, real life guys lecture on UA-cam. Take Care.
🙏 🌎
Being born again is the most important thing one can do in this life.
Lol Im 29 right now as well!
Really happy for you
😊
1. achievement (who are we comparing ourselves to? past, present, or future? positive drivers or negative drivers ? )
twins >>> envy, greed, and fear OR recognition, pride and mastery
2. significance (I want to help other people, but who to help, and what i want to do for it? an internal and external choice)
twins >>> fairness, generosity, and caring [external] OR power and selfish
3. happiness (me and now)
twins >>> contentment, fulfilment OR laziness gluttony
4. legacy (other people define our legacy, our impact in the future) are uncorrelated.
twins >>> altruism and generative desire OR fear of death and need for control
Paradox example: an increase in legacy means a decrease in achievement.
> impact about me alone or others?
> context: ski to where the puck will be not where it is now.
> values: family influences.
> juggling and not balance
* Life has a timeline, as in we have different focus at different stage. (Why does it have to be that way? I will need to decide on my own.)
* Part 3: What is enough? (what are your values? measure my way of giving away money)
* Frank Batton (Landmark Communications): "Profit is constraint, not my goal. If I don't make enough money, I will be out of business. But it I make too much, that means I am not reinvesting enough into my people, community, and product."
* Inflection point: Is this freeing me in making a change in my direction?
* Culture matters: I might have failed in the wrong culture.
* Do not try to change the past, learn from it, and move forward.
* Get specific advice from specific people.
* ripples > splash
* Nothing is wrong with money, but the riches of your life won't be measure by it.
thanks
Thank you!
Thanks
its gibberish but thnx for the effort
Marry a happy person! So true. This man has lots of wisdom to share.
1. strive for accomplishment and a legacy
2. happiness is a mixture of different things; juggling your goals according to set limits is a useful skill.
Marry someone who is happy. Great advice.
or stay happy single haha
This is my first time seeing this gentleman, not sure why he showed up in my suggestion but glad he did. To me one of the saddest thing in the world is measuring your success by other people and trying to keep up or even out do them even though it's NOT what you actually want. I compete with myself and only me, so when my friends achieve success I'm genuinely happy for them because their success doesn't diminish mines.
success is getting what you want and happiness is wanting what you get!
when you really have built a life where you're successful, you don't need to throw anybody under the bus, you don't need any external measurement, its being at the top of a mountain you've been climbing that doesn't exist for anybody else, but seeing that everybody else has their own mountains too
8 YEARS LATER & HIS ADVICE LIVES ON, THANK YOU SIR!!!
Say it again
This type of advice will live on for 800+ years
I loved how he opened with the fact he died (and by all accounts should be dead) and you know in that moment he is going to give you the goods. This guy has nothing left to hold back or sugar coat. What an amazing video. How does this only have 700K views? The one I loved was the point about juggling. Every time you touch a ball you give it energy. Every time we "touch" something in our lives we need to give it energy.
It now has 12 m views
yes
@@AMAANBG not quite, lol
@@FireyOG I think he meant 1.2 (now 1.5m) or i. Do not know :)
Now 1.7m, going up quick
We need more lectures like this one. His emphasise that life is like juggling balls I.e. areas of your life is the most practical. This along with knowing what you want from all the balls you are juggling is essential.
Listening to this was definitely one of the best hours I have ever spent.
I feel less smart after listening to this
@@drfrisker sorry to hear that
I am very happy to be less smart than people like this. It's incredibly unlikely that intelligence level correlates to happiness.
I’m so very fortunate to have the opportunity to watch not only a Harvard Business lecture but also a lecturer who’s as wise and insightful as Howard Stevenson:)
So much wisdom packed into fewer than 60 min, wow. Thank you Professor Stevenson, HBS, and UA-cam!
He speaks with so much wisdom and meaning and then just skips over the words after he says them. A true natural! But I found myself pausing and rewinding and thinking so much during this lecture. I still can’t believe UA-cam is free sometimes😅
You know someone's about to share some wisdom when they start off by saying they've already died! In all honesty, great talk, I am still amazed by the fact that we have so many valuable resources available to us... truly grateful!
This man is above genius.
The way he analogizes he makes it clearer than the Nevadan sky.
Fantastic work! Glad I stumbled upon this.
So I just watched a fantastic presentation from Harvard that was held 8 years ago. What a time to be alive!
Exactly what a time!! I’m 35 years old and when I was 21 watching this lecture wouldn’t have even been a possibility for this small town girl ❤️
I love stuff like this. This guy has wisdom and we all benefit from hearing it.
One of the most entertaining and fulfilling lectures I've heard in a while
I didn't understand anything. My best theory is that, when he finishes with "who are you", it means "now go build YOUR life"
"everybodys outside looks better than my inside" is especially true nowadays where social media plays such a big role in our society
Thank you very much Professor Stevenson. I came across this lecture just to listen for a few minutes and I ended up listening to the whole lecture. I feel so enlightened by his lecture. I am one of those ripples from a stone that he threw.
Outstanding wisdom.
Thank you for sharing this with the world.
By those who came before us can we improve...
imagine for half a second if we could improve our happiness generation by generation by learning from each other in the same way we improve our sciences and engineering?
Why can't we?
I certainly hope that I can retain half of his advice.
Obey Jesus Christ or you will go to hell, turn to the Lord before its too late, if you don’t REPENT OF YOUR SINS then you will likewise perish in hell. All liars, fornicators, adulterers, idolaters, blasphemers, whoremongers, thieves, murderers, homosexuals, effeminate, etc, will not inherit the kingdom of God. Once you turn to the Lord, read the new testament in the bible, the gospels, to develop a relationship with God. God bless you all. Turn to Jesus, repent or perish, turn or burn.
Hello
Wow, what a speaker. He brings calmness to the moment when listening after a long day.
The wisdom in this man is truly astounding. Respect. 🙏🏻
"Marry a happy person."
That's what the happy person would want as well...
That is some great advice. I did that by accident and it will make your life much easier. Happy wife, happy life.
@@MrRufusjax that sentence means that if you work to make your wife happy, then everything will be happy therefore...
at least that's how it's used all the time
Mistakenly did the same. Ha
Game changed.
Be the happy person someone would like to marry.
I was busy wahtching this, then I see 'building a go kart' in the sidebar. I clicked on it and now and now I have something to keep me busy in 2022. Im a chronic over thinker but Im learning to not think so much and just start living life and being happy.
😅😅, it's 2024 now, did you build that go-cart?
These subtile subjects are what my community really need!
We are on the track, I enjoyed; thanks
Which community?
1."Success is a taugh process,The external measures and the enternal measures aren't always the same, sometimes we are rewarded for things we are not proud of and sometimes things we are proud of we are not rewarded for."
2."Success is getting what you want and happiness is wanting what you get, marry a happy person because you are not gonna change someone who is unhappy into someone who is happy."
3."Happiness is really about me and now, you make yourself happy."
The Inflection point, those who have been here can understand the value and gravity of that sentence.
Guy is gem in terms off wisdoms !! There are points I dont agree but if you are living western world with western culture and value.. he is spot on things that I can understand and prolly help me as I grow up with age and maturity
Thank you for sharing this with us. Alot of us dont have a parental figure with helpful answers on the trajectory of life. Thank you.
This was a great lecture .. and he thought very little of Donald Trump 8 years back and still holds true .. he remains someone people must keep in mind that they shoud not end up becoming in the quest of success
this is one of the best videos I have just watched today... thanks for sharing ,,,,
Juggle through life and catch the falling ball...#deep and also loved the way he ended his speech..." The time for this test is rest of your life...or lets say today is the first day of your rest of your life..." 👌
'Setting limits increases the dimensionality of success, by allowing you to more effectively juggle al your balls' - very wise words to apply, from life goals down to your daily 'to do' list.
This is so wise!
Live life and create your own path
👏 This has been a great spotlight to watch. Indeed, now thinking about it, old days mom depended so much on Reader’s Digest ( in the mail). In line with that, we are so fortunate to have leading Universities post their valuable knowledge (both in theory and action) so unconditionally!
Equally, I find the comments here - those posted 10 years ago and even those posted so recently - so experienced & so hands on! 👏
Good talk. I like many other people wanted to go to Harvard School of Public health but couldn't afford it. Listening to this guy makes me happy that I attended Summer class at the School of Public health(Longwood medical area) at least even though I 'd wanted to be a full time student of their Public health program for a year. I am successful.
I have a net worth of close to two million, with a bad public high school degree. In my area that's quite a bit of money. My daughter who could have gotten into Harvard didn't want to go. Her best friend graduated from Harvard two years ago is working for a company making $15.00 dollars an hour. Education is important but without drive and determination very few people become successful no matter what their education level is 🤔
This was really well done. His casual manner of speaking and knowing humour add a wisdom and ease of absorption that make his talk educational and enjoyable.
The biggest mistake most people make is trusting others instead of themselves
Live and grew up in Amarillo. Too many times I’ve wondered how I got there! Great advice and helping shift my perspective on success and happiness.
Great talk! Most talks on how to lead your life are targeted to people who are failing life, it’s nice to hear one that’s targeted to people who are succeeding in life. Even the top dogs need guidance.
Your comment kinda suggests you missed the point of the lecture
@@ralphfraz and your comment suggest you missed the point of the video
I just wanted to say that I'm super thankful 🙏🙏🙏
What an engaging, inspiring speaker. I think watching this video was one of those positive inflection points for me.
Howard covers the key issues about Life for me (also 72 years of experience) - ‘Happiness Index - how is yours?’ & ‘Making the World a better place - have you earned this accolade?’ - His presentation & understated wisdom is very worthwhile.
The world?? It’s that kind of thing is why THE WORLD is in the state it’s in. Everyone needs to start with making their own life and the ppl interact with better off first.
@@newagain9964 Uhuh.
“My wife leaving was an inflection point”. ..that hits hard.
Wouldnt have expected that kind parabola.
What are the chances that I would read your comment exactly when he said this sentence?
Success is being happy.Working on things that make you happy for the longest period possible.
Man this is really good advice and depression at the same time. It makes everything in life seem so shallow. it's like knowing how the movie ends before watching it.
I love HBS lectures, hoping I get to sit in on one.
The part where he says to sell his soul which obviously means to do something you don't like or hate for 30+ years is the Millenials' worse nightmare. That's one of the mistakes of my generation most go for the money which is common sense and fair enough.., but in reality, we should know a little about everything, that way we could decide which trade to take that fits the personality of the person and then squeeze its full potential at a long term.
I agree, I think being late to the show and not knowing your passions until later is totally fine because after trying out a few and really knowing afterward what we want will go a long way. There was a Ted Talk about it actually how generalizing is better than specializing.
@@selenachen7091 Is pretty confusing trying to make a living of something. You think you like something all of a sudden you change your mind, deep in your heart your know you're really good in what you're doing but what's going to be the really shot? The more you study seems the more doubts you have about all subjects in life.
@@diegofelipe8715 You're always changing and evolving as time goes by and you gather more knowledge, wisdom and experience. It is very difficult to take a snapshot of one moment in time where you are now and base your entire future life path following the passions and interest that you have now. No one knows what the future holds so you have to ask yourself what's important to you and that can be the most difficult question you will ever face.
@@bti2270 Thank you. I think we all have dark parts in our paths, lately I'm trying to show it instead of hide it. It's pretty hard, but when you're truly honest to your soul thinks gets a little bit easy to deal with.
@@diegofelipe8715 Yea I like that last part.
Glad to have found this. It’s wisdom. It’s beautiful.
Some people are here just like: “alright let me attend Harvard for at least an hour”😂
I'm bitches
Lmao
That's me right now in the office 😅
I’m in the back seat 😂😂
I felt that
Thank you for sharing your wisdom, and helping change our perceptions of success.
This lecture spoke to my soul
"I'm retired now and have time for me. But the problem is I don't know who "me" is because I've just been doing what other people tell me to do."
Would love to do a study comparing this situation to other cultures and histories where "retirement" isn't a thing.
Thank you, professor. Amazing talk.
Great video.
Really appreciate the opportunity to watch this humble and great man.
Any MBA questions let me know. Here's a walking tour of Harvard yard. ua-cam.com/video/AkAeYVFKCjI/v-deo.html
im a rutgers student and i inculcate this speech in my life. you're awesome sir
I watch a lot of videos and rarely comment. This video though really stuck me - I still think of it's message at least once week
"Certain neurosis help you to achieve." That is spot on!
I can't say one way or the other if that's true. For me being dirt poor did the trick for me, because while growing up I told myself God made a mistake this hellhole was NOT supposed to be my life. I made my money investing in rental property. For a high school graduate I do pretty good.
@@micaonyx5301 Reading your story and others like it is such an inspiration to me. After being a homemaker for almost a decade I’m now at a crossroad to begin building my own career and I desire a similar story to yours. I want so very much to build multiple businesses and solid tech skills alongside my writing. Thank you for making my day better ❤️
@@ShadaeMastersAstrology I wish you great success. I'm 61 and have been doing the landlord thing since I was 27. I'm looking into starting a new business. I can't imagine retiring and sitting in front of a TV, how boring is that.
@@micaonyx5301 I wish you further success in all of your endeavors ❤️
Success is having what you want, and happiness is wanting what you have. Wow. I just needed to hear this, I’m sure this sentence alone is going to be detrimental for me moving forward and only forward. What a guy!
This person has drastically different values than me.
And occupies a drastically different world.
34k likes is crazy. More people need to see this
Nice lecture. He mentioned that he's 71 and his first child is 50 something years old. He actually had a kid at 20 or before he clocked 20.
those were the days where that was kinda normal timing
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Coming back to watch this after the American people suffered through a presidential term with DT as POTUS... and thoroughly LOVING how many times Howard took digs at him 😂 You're the man, Howard!
Analogy to Juggling is fantastic !
If you don't define Enough, you don't recognize that More is costing you in another area,,,
Your legacy is what you create, share and surround yourself with, not money. Money is an aftershock.
This is what I play when my niece comes over. I mean harvard lectures. Playing this for my niece right now.
If you’re always the smartest person in the room, keep leaving 👼🏽💯
Wikipedia:
"In 2014, after three doctors declared him healthy, Stevenson experienced unattended cardiac arrest on January 5 in the middle of the Harvard campus. With a survival rate of approximately 1%, unattended cardiac arrest is almost always fatal. In Stevenson's case, it almost certainly would have been were it not for a remarkable set of events."
I love this guy
Two great messages for me were:
"Life is not about balance, but about jugglin, you need to focus on all balls at once, you need to give positive energy at each moment to the ball that is falling. Furthermore, you need to realize that shome balls bounce like rubber (carreer, fitness), and others shatter like glass (Familiy, old friends, health)"
"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
courage to change the things I can,
and wisdom to know the difference."
Anybody has any additional thoughts on these?
The words on 'Enough' were also of great value
God bless you Professor.
I'm loving all the little snips at Trump from 2013.
trump must have fucked his wife....dude is more obsessed with trump than cnnn its weird
Finally someone that doesn't try to sound like a wise ass and can actually teach us to understand better.
Great talk! This professor makes me feel like he’s speaking to me.
me too
Great speech. Thank you Mr. Stevenson and Harvard.
The Falling Ball. The pain in his voice says everything. Brilliant talk.
This video is from 2013 , but some folks are upset he correctly spotted & criticized the -ve attributes of their Dear Leader.
Money is NOT the measure of success is what he is saying !
Incredible talk!!! Very insightful informative and captivating!
Thank hbs for having yt channel.. I can't afford a mba ..
It speaks well of the B School that they would schedule this sensible and valuable lecture. (Well done and thank you, Howard Stevenson!)
It doesn't speak so well of the student body that the audience here are so overwhelmingly the B School's women.
It kinda just make natural sense to me that most guys wouldn't be interested in a lecture called "building a life". Dudye don't like to be told how to live. Women in the other hand can't get enough of this sort of thing
i seem to see that most who leave a message here are men, though
One of the wisest things I've done in my life is trying to learn English
He keeps pointing at the screen, presumably he has some kinds of slides, and yet we don't get to see them, and I feel we're missing a vital component of the talk. In the future, I feel like it would be good to make a point to capture this component.
It can be confusing deciding what you want. Especially if you grew up in a world where everything was taken away and the world you loved was rendered meaningless. Soon the singularity will occur and all things will unfold, then finally, I will be free of the matrix and ascend into life.
What did I learn? Don’t do it sequentially and Juggling vs balance ! Good life lessons
i didnt understand juggling vs balance concept can you elaborate ?
@@ShahzadHassanBangash Your comment is 3 months old, but maybe this will (still) help:
The diaglog stats at 27:00
He saying that he doens't like balance because it reminds him of a seal balancing something on his nose.
He is also saying that juggling is about having several balls to hold up, and that holding them up is harder than balancing them. He is saying have to swich focus between balls and watch all of them all the time. He is saying that you especiallly watch the falling ball, and give it positive engery each time you touch it. Lastly he is saying that some balls are like rubber and bounce (like a carreer, it will bounce in a new (Okay) direction if you make a mistake) and that other balls are like glass they will shatter beyond repair (Like your family, or your health).
The main difference in Juggling vs Balance is that in balance you seem to view life as one big thing that needs focused attention all the time to maintain (which sounds overwhelming), while jugglin is about having different separated subjects with different caracteristics and needs, that you keep an eye on all the time but focus on seperately.
This guy is a treasure. Very wise
This is from 2013 and the shade for Trump was massive even then
Arriving by chance to this video..( I am the antithesis of a business minded person), I found this man's wit and insight to be interesting and insightful. How he kept going in front of the fidgety dull audience I don't know.
It's a neat concept called "school"!
Wonderful speech. But only if I have just seen the corresponding slides while he lectured, it would have been perfect.
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@@storys9208 I’ve no idea how to deal with skin.
Some of you are the smartest most ruthless people in your generation, the rest of you had parents who were... As long as you stay away from the Widowmaker your lives are going to be great
juggling analogy around 28:00 is incredible. he's so right
Best video on the internet.