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2 questions to uncover your passion — and turn it into a career | Noeline Kirabo

Visit to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. What’s your passion? Social entrepreneur Noeline Kirabo reflects on her work helping out-of-school young people in Uganda turn their passions into profitable businesses — and shares the two questions you can ask yourself to begin doing the same. The…

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What’s your passion? Social entrepreneur Noeline Kirabo reflects on her work helping out-of-school young people in Uganda turn their passions into profitable businesses — and shares the two questions you can ask yourself to begin doing the same.

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  1. Cerbyo

    April 25, 2020 at 10:50 am

    waste of time

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  2. Rick Harold

    April 25, 2020 at 1:04 pm

    Nice thx

    Reply

  3. Aloha NT

    April 25, 2020 at 1:25 pm

    “But the truth is, you never truly start living until you learn to live from the inside out.”

    Reply

  4. Obsession of the Month

    April 25, 2020 at 1:33 pm

    Never make your “passion” your career/job. I did and regret it. I used to love computers till I worked in IT now I hate them and the attached users.

    Reply

    • Annette bogere

      April 27, 2020 at 12:04 pm

      read the E myth

      Reply

  5. Татьяна Александрова

    April 25, 2020 at 7:55 pm

    Hello! Thank you for this speech. I think a lot about that problem, and I think then you really right.

    All the things that you love is you. We must be happy and make the world a better place!

    I’m so sorry if I have mistakes in the text. I from Russia. I love psychology and try to learn English.

    Good luck!

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  6. Harshal Gondkar

    April 25, 2020 at 8:02 pm

    If I had all the money and time for me…..I would read books.
    Is there something wrong in that?
    But then what would be my career?
    Please answer.

    Reply

  7. MrFungus420

    April 25, 2020 at 9:08 pm

    Yeah…it’s a nice pipe dream…

    And, for most people, that’s all it can ever be.

    Reply

  8. Filip Barac

    April 25, 2020 at 9:09 pm

    Just another life story… Well I didn’t expect magical answers or even questions but still the ratio of upvotes and downvotes is pretty good for a basically useless ted talk.

    Reply

  9. Tomáš

    April 25, 2020 at 10:18 pm

    Does anyone have contact to Musa? We should bring these bags to Czech republic as well!

    Reply

  10. Anthony Abeja

    April 25, 2020 at 11:43 pm

    Great talk! And that accessory around her neck and shoulders is so fresh… 🙂

    Reply

  11. Jan Adriel Villafranca

    April 26, 2020 at 2:17 am

    This.

    Reply

  12. Elena Lopez

    April 26, 2020 at 2:27 pm

    Se pude decidir entre vivir para servir o servir par vivir. Entre hacer mas rico al que tiene o hacer mas pobre al que no tiene, o si quieres complacer a ambos servir alos demas o servirte de ellos , si quieres as lo que te de la gana total vivimos en democracia , saludos

    Reply

  13. Elena Lopez

    April 26, 2020 at 2:38 pm

    Cualquira que sea tu pasión trata de no joder el medio ambiente (contaminación) y no te comas cualquier cosa que camine o viva en el agua (exótico afrodisíaco ) pinche culero

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  14. Rashelia Agatha

    April 26, 2020 at 2:44 pm

    would i able to meet her?

    Reply

  15. Toanrt

    April 26, 2020 at 11:14 pm

    All hobbies are hobbies without turn to business
    All hobbies are passion if they can turn to business.
    Right?

    Reply

  16. Engr. Waleed Khan

    April 27, 2020 at 12:45 am

    I watch just a single TED talk daily and it is really helping me. I now know about many things which were not teach in school and by our parents. It really expands our knowledge, our perception and way of thinking and analysing things. Thank you TED.✌

    Reply

  17. Eunice M

    April 27, 2020 at 6:37 am

    She’s so cute.

    Reply

  18. Gabriel Francis

    April 27, 2020 at 8:14 am

    🌍✡️🌅🌻👑🔥🏞️🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🥁

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  19. jesca ahimbisibwe

    April 27, 2020 at 12:40 pm

    Looking inside your heart brings creativity that only God can help you, steward.

    Reply

  20. Tammla Price

    April 27, 2020 at 1:58 pm

    Is passion really only for the rich?

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  21. RONAH ATURINDA

    April 27, 2020 at 2:49 pm

    Thanks ma

    Reply

  22. Mujawimana Rachel

    April 27, 2020 at 5:01 pm

    Great talk. Looking inward instead of outward…..

    Reply

  23. Foggy Craw

    April 28, 2020 at 12:25 am

    I feel like nothing really brings me joy 🙁

    Reply

  24. Afifah Jansit

    April 28, 2020 at 4:19 pm

    find passion and start moving towards achieving your version of success, ohh i love that she

    Reply

  25. Mikhail Hjadynkov

    April 28, 2020 at 10:14 pm

    A misfit college dropout with a ‘strange’ but unquenchable sense of passion? Seems like she’s talking about me too.

    Reply

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