Go with your gut feeling | Magnus Walker | TEDxUCLA
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Published 2014-07-03
Magnus Walker talks about his life journey of following his passion and going with his gut feeling which eventually led him to turning his dreams into his reality.
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All Comments (21)
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Oh Magnus! Imagine browsing ted talks and bumping into an old running partner from Hallamshire. Doubt you'll ever see this but congrats with your journey and loving the beard man!
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He has achieved my aim in life...to look homeless & poor, but actually be rich and driven
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This guy is a real alchemist. Indifferent towards opinions and fully connected to inner self.
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Loved that line like crazy (at 15:49) — “Success really is the freedom to do whatever you want to do.”
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15:46 "Success really is the freedom to do whatever you want to do"
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This guy is the real life Forrest Gump, he doesn't think too much about it, he just does it
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He says 'We' a lot. Also, besides his obviously informal choice of clothing, his speech is very casual as well. In sum - he is the holy grail of humility and authenticity. He's not trying at all, not asking for anything from the audience, just sharing. This may be one of the best Teds I've ever watched.
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It's really strange how Magnus' Talk feels so uncoordinated, but it fits the topic of "gut feeling" so perfectly. I think this talk fits the topic just perfectly. What an amazing guy.
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all people saying it is just luck, if you do research you will find that many many success stories, maybe even all of them, come from people following their guts and doing what they love. this was the way steve jobs worked, and what he believed in. you may not know what it is like to have gut feelings because you have been ignoring them for so long, so just go out and live and do things you think you might like until one day you will feel it. it seems scary to follow your gut at first, but when your truly living vibrantly, you can really feel it and it's not that scary anymore, it's just exciting and fun.
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I love how chill Magnus is and how genuinely nice he seems.
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Success is freedom. Magnus , you’ve ignited a spark within me- quit school at 15, driving a tractor trailer at 16.. open road freedom. On the road fell in love with skyscapes and went on to get a pilot’s license ( for small airplanes) which was easy to do in the 80’s. Then fell in love with the sea. Moved on to sailing. Loved the freedom. From there ( for no particular reason) I studied to become a neuroscientist. Got the big office with windows but stuck at my desk glued to the computer, watching the clouds pass by. I felt trapped. Quit job, became a visual artist and am presently teaching myself quantum mechanics. Hard to say what’s around the next bend. Thank you:) my gut feeling is to get a job with SpaceX
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With a name like Magnus how can you go wrong, he's a wizard creating his own reality with a tremendous amount of luck.
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The reason why he's been so successful, is because he had a "go with the flow" attitude - he never had much ATTACHMENT to the OUTCOME. He put in his effort, but then he LET GO to wherever life took him. And it seems like that's what made all the difference :) It's like what Audrey Hepburn said: "I decided, very early on, just to accept life unconditionally; I never expected it to do anything special for me, yet I seemed to accomplish far more than I had ever hoped. Most of the time it just happened to me without my ever seeking it."
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For those of you who think this man "stumbled through life and got lucky" I would suggest watching his movie. The full length version is on youtube. This man is focus and passion personified. He was not afraid to learn something new and use that focus and passion to do it better than others. He is a self made man and a role model regardless of how you think he looks.
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For the last 8 years I have put this video on when I can’t sleep. I’m doing it right now as I type. I don’t really know why, maybe it’s his voice or his story that’s comforting, but I thought I’d share that. 🤷🏼♂️🤘🏼
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Believe your dreams, reach your goals. People who say he's bragging are the people who are bitter about people meeting their goals.
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What some may fail to see is that if things don't work out one way, at least you tried it and now you can move onto the next thing
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My gut tells me to eat...
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"Success is the freedom to decide what you want to do". Thank you, Magnus, will cherish this.
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I always listen to my gut , and the few times I didnt ended in regret ! This man is truly living the dream ,
