Posted May 19, 2012 by Steven Rothberg
Why You Will Fail to Have a Great Career
In this funny and blunt talk from TEDxUW, Professor Larry Smith pulls no punches when he calls out the absurd excuses people invent when they fail to pursue their passions. A professor of Economics at the University of Waterloo in Canada, Larry Smith coaches his students to find the careers that they will truly love.
Throughout his three-decade career here at the University of Waterloo, Larry Smith has inspired legions of students to take up the mantle of economics with his passionate and homespun tales of economic wizardry. A renowned story-teller, teacher and youth leadership champion, Larry has also coached and mentored countless numbers of students on start-up business management and career development strategies. (more…)