Why You’ll WASTE The Next 3 Years…

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Summary

TLDRThe video emphasizes the importance of long-term planning and hard work in achieving career goals. It presents the idea that dedicating a relatively short period, like three years, to learning a new skill or changing careers can lead to significant lifelong benefits. The speaker argues against short-term thinking and highlights the opportunities available, particularly in the growing field of technology and AI. It suggests that by focusing on both technical and non-technical skills like problem-solving and effective communication, individuals can create a sustainable career path. Viewers are encouraged to make a detailed plan, set realistic goals, and focus on the bigger picture rather than immediate gratification.

Takeaways

  • ⏳ Dedicate time to long-term goals.
  • 📚 Continuous learning is key.
  • 💡 Develop both technical and soft skills.
  • 🔄 Embrace industry changes like AI.
  • 🔎 Focus on problem-solving and decision-making.
  • 📈 A three-year commitment can transform your career.
  • 🗺️ Develop a clear, actionable plan.
  • 🙌 Celebrate incremental progress.
  • 🌍 Explore opportunities beyond conventional paths.
  • 🔐 Create a sustainable career trajectory.

Timeline

  • 00:00:00 - 00:06:05

    The video emphasizes the importance of long-term planning and commitment to learning a new skill or career path. The speaker highlights that dedicating even a few years to hard work and focused learning can significantly change one's career trajectory and financial situation. They argue against short-term thinking and the desire for quick results, suggesting that without a strategic plan, years can pass without meaningful progress. The speaker uses personal examples and quotes to illustrate how deliberate, sustained effort in acquiring technical skills or other significant knowledge can lead to profound long-term benefits, despite the challenging economy or prevalent fears regarding AI advancements. Ultimately, the advice centers on creating a detailed, action-oriented plan that includes setting specific goals and timelines to guide career and personal development.

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Video Q&A

  • How long does it take to switch careers?

    It usually takes around 3 years of focused effort.

  • What is the key to long-term career success?

    Developing technical skills and making a commitment to continuous learning.

  • Why do people fail to achieve their career goals?

    They often focus on short-term gains rather than long-term planning and hard work.

  • Is 3 years a long time to change careers?

    No, in terms of a 30-year career span, 3 years is a relatively short investment.

  • What should you focus on besides technical skills?

    Focus on problem-solving, decision-making, and effective communication.

  • What opportunities does AI offer?

    AI offers a wide range of new opportunities across technology sectors.

  • What advice is given for people starting a new career path?

    Create a detailed plan with specific steps and a timeline.

  • Why shouldn't we worry about AI taking jobs?

    By developing non-automatable skills, one can adapt to industry changes.

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    most of us live so shortsighted let's
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    say you have your Prime working years
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    from say 20 to 50 that's 30 years and at
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    25 years old you fall in love with
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    coding or data science or machine
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    learning or building a YouTube channel
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    based around your personality or a blog
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    or really anything maybe going back to
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    school for a PhD and you decide that
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    you're going to do what it takes to
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    shift careers and leave a job you hate
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    it's a big life decision but it's one
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    that will greatly benefit you in the
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    long run so you a lot three years of
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    learning sacrifice and study you have to
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    cancel plans and cancel trips maybe time
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    with friends late nights to make it work
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    and you do it you spend 3 years learning
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    to code building projects Making
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    Connections getting certifications maybe
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    internships and then after 3 years
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    you've gained the skills to become very
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    marketable you know your algorithms
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    you've picked up Real World experience
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    and you land the job well guess what at
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    that point you're still under 30 in fact
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    you're just 28 years old it only took 3
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    years out of your 30-year window but now
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    you're making three the salary and you
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    have the Baseline by which to increase
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    that from here on out now instead of
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    doing something like this we want quick
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    results we don't want to spend 3 years
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    doing anything we want to complain about
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    the problems we have about the economy
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    we don't create any plan of action we
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    spend our time leaving critical YouTube
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    comments jumping around to different
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    tutorials criticizing others and guess
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    what 3 years passes You by 3 years of
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    completely unproductive and wasted
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    effort now you've spent 3 years out of
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    the 30 but you're in the same spot that
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    you were before there's 3 years years to
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    change your life three out of 30
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    remember or 3 years wasted still at the
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    starting point if you've ever read this
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    really helpful book The Almanac of Novel
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    riant there's a quote in it that says we
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    waste our time with short-term thinking
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    and busy work Warren Buffett spends a
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    year deciding in a day acting that act
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    lasts decades or in a case 3 years of
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    hard work and then a day of life
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    changing action changing careers
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    changing your life increasing your
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    salary and that change has a lasting
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    impact on your life for years and
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    decades to come when I learned a code
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    over 7 years ago yes it was easier but
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    it was still hard for a person with no
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    technical background outside of being
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    good at computers after 10 years at a
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    job paying me a Max of $37,000 a year I
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    woke up I put in the work and was able
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    to instantly triple that as a result
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    immediately and that set a baseline
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    salary that all subsequent jobs would
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    have to match or increase for me to take
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    the role now it took me about 6 months
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    of hard work then I would say it's more
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    like a year of hard work now but I
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    started at 34 and I was still 34 when I
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    made the transition I actually have a
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    video on that story I link to it above
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    make some coffee one day take a drive I
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    think you'll find it encouraging but my
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    point is is that we see 3 years as this
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    long drawn out period of time we think
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    of it in terms of all the things we miss
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    out on in that period of time but I'm
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    here to say that if you don't create a
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    game plan for what you want in life and
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    put it into action those three years
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    will pass without having made any
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    significant Improvement in your your
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    position people work decades moving up
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    the corporate ladder and then when
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    they're 50 they finally become a manager
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    or have taken some significant step that
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    they're happy about in all those many
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    years of hard work has paid off they're
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    so thankful and they celebrate but I'm
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    here to say that that's a foolish way of
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    thinking for many and I say that because
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    we don't really live in that period of
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    time where you can keep a job for that
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    long but instead of increasing your pay
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    by a th000 a year for 30 years take some
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    time and learn a hard technical skill
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    that will put you in a new Financial
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    brand especially with this growth of AI
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    many see this as a threat I see it as a
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    bunch of new opportunities not just in
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    coding or software development or
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    engineering but many new doors opening
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    in the broad scope of Technology choose
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    a path and become the best added but
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    Travis the economy is hard now it's too
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    late it's too much work the chances are
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    slim I can barely pay my bills I hear
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    you but I respond in that the
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    opportunities are actually endless you
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    won't land a Fang job you probably won't
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    hit six figur years in your first job
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    you'll have lots of rejections and
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    frustrations but you could land a job at
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    the local College IT department or the
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    local Factory or a small web agency or a
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    freelancing role or perhaps you carve
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    out your own path with some app that you
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    build or a YouTube channel that you grow
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    or whatever we all look to the same job
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    boards but that's like 1% of the
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    opportunity in the world especially with
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    the world at their fingertips or
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    literally in their pockets take time to
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    learn the foundations that allow you to
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    do a vast number of things in a
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    particular particular field what if in
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    addition to learning programming you
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    learned how computers work and sharpened
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    up your math skills and then applied
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    those to how programming actually works
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    in doing so you're not just a JavaScript
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    developer or a python developer but a
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    technician who can shift around as the
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    industry changes and evolves learning
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    the actual programming is easy learning
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    to solve problems making decisions and
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    conveying ideas well those are harder
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    but if you spend additional time on
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    these skills skills that can't be
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    automated then who really cares about AI
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    taking over you're able to pick up
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    whatever you need along the way and say
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    it takes 3 years again if you're 30 and
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    it takes 3 years you're only 33 when
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    you've achieved what you want now I'm
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    not saying you need to do this I'm not
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    saying it will take exactly 3 years but
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    I am saying stop living so shortsighted
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    expecting things to happen so quickly
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    without putting in the hard work or
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    taking the time needed to do it first
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    make a plan what do you want second how
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    do you get there you need to create very
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    specific steps that you can stick to
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    that progressively guide you to your
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    goal and third how long will it take you
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    to get there this is the step where you
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    need to actually zoom out and look at
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    the big picture spend more time in the
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    big picture than the immediate State
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    you're in when it comes to career
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    planning in life goals I'll leave some
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    resources below that may help you out
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    but if you found this video helpful give
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    it a thumbs up if you haven't subscribed
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    consider doing so and I'll see you guys
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    in the next video
Tags
  • career change
  • long-term planning
  • technical skills
  • AI opportunities
  • motivation
  • personal growth
  • planning
  • problem-solving
  • communication skills
  • technology