Singer-songwriter Mike Posner took a break from his music to take a walk — a very long walk, across the entire United States. He shares five lessons he learned from his epic, eventful trek (snakes might be involved) and how it helped him find the key to happiness. (He also performs two hit songs: “I Took a Pill in Ibiza” and “Could You Do the Same.”)
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@guenfoudsohaib
March 20, 2024 at 9:52 am
From tbe rivers to tge sea Palestine will be freee
@trashtvinternational
March 20, 2024 at 9:54 am
Stand with ISREAL 🙏🙏✌️☮️☮️🕊️❤
@henrystrauss168
March 20, 2024 at 11:14 am
Stay on point. This is not political. 🙄
@AverageWhiteGuy101
March 20, 2024 at 9:58 am
This dude doesn’t even know the difference between venomous and poisonous snakes. 🙄
@XU23
March 20, 2024 at 10:00 am
Ignorance is bliss.
@AverageWhiteGuy101
March 20, 2024 at 10:03 am
@@XU23Ignorance is the norm more like.
@ATAP...AnotherTime
March 20, 2024 at 10:37 am
He still lives a better life than you, by almost every measure. Except using poisonous correctly, but you go on and focus on that little part of something that makes you better.
Must be great to be friends with you.
@hj656
March 20, 2024 at 11:27 am
What’s the difference?
@moonmaiden4197
March 20, 2024 at 11:40 am
Hope you’re happy being average. Genuinely. ❤
@farhanaabtal8668
March 20, 2024 at 10:05 am
A true Inspiration for me…I will not wait again.
@dangnguyetthienngan
March 20, 2024 at 10:32 am
My dad also passed away in 2017 when I was just 26 yrs. We did not have a chance to travel together. 😢 I almost cried when you had talked about your father. “Papa, I miss you so much”
@Murilo4800
March 20, 2024 at 10:34 am
l 🎉🎉🎉
@Murilo4800
March 20, 2024 at 10:38 am
Happy
@karlareyes4688
March 20, 2024 at 10:39 am
Very inspirational 😊 great lessons for life
@dondoodat
March 20, 2024 at 10:56 am
Too many people miss out on contentment in a futile search for happiness.
@TrueCrimeQueen
March 20, 2024 at 11:05 am
So inspiring!!
@gothicboy9467
March 20, 2024 at 11:05 am
I did this in 2019 may I walked cross ks
@gothicboy9467
March 20, 2024 at 11:23 am
I missed that snake on the highway thank God it missed me.
@timkiemdautu
March 20, 2024 at 11:33 am
❤I really like this video. Thank you❤🎉
@thutrangnguyen9290
March 20, 2024 at 11:37 am
His story makes me cry 😭😭😭
@muhammadilham3662
March 20, 2024 at 11:46 am
Such an inspiring story,
@Slippyslope_
March 20, 2024 at 11:53 am
Lessons he talks about …
1.) Not all crazy ideas are great, but all great ideas are crazy.
2.) Take one step.
3.) Reasons to not do something are excuses in disguise.
4.) True happiness comes from inside growth.
5.) Do not wait.
@pvtpain66k
March 20, 2024 at 12:05 pm
For anyone freaked out by the Rattlesnake bite.
“Rattlesnake bites are rarely fatal with less than 1 in 600 resulting in death, and approximately 33 percent not containing injection of venom at all.”
@Mruiiiz
March 20, 2024 at 12:58 pm
This was amazing. Truly a push and a reminder to do what makes YOU happy. Love the message.
@WilliamRobert-ys3rx
March 20, 2024 at 1:27 pm
I’m so inspired This just reminded of myself I was homeless, I had nothing to offer, always sleeping on the street, until Jesus sent me a friend who helped me… I got a job & was managing till I met a friend who helped me introduce me to LARRY FRED on YouTube 💯… he changed my life and now I have a home, a wife, a lovely daughter and a new identity… HALLELUJAH
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March 20, 2024 at 1:27 pm
I know “LUCAS ERICK”
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March 20, 2024 at 1:27 pm
Awesome place to view out on YouTube for successful deeds!!!
@alibabajtr
March 20, 2024 at 1:28 pm
Thanks I just searched, I saw his videos. I’m really impressed with his credentials.
@henrystrauss168
March 20, 2024 at 2:15 pm
How do you know it was jesus and not Mohammad, or Shiva, or Zeus, Posiden, Ares, Dyonyses, or one of the other 6,000 man made gods?
@halfhourhegelian
March 20, 2024 at 7:09 pm
@@henrystrauss168 These are bots bro
@andycordy5190
March 20, 2024 at 2:06 pm
Ever seen a great preacher?
@user-en8mc3ec7x
March 20, 2024 at 4:41 pm
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@Ribberflavenous
March 20, 2024 at 4:41 pm
I agree on the lessons/rules – they are vital and the presentation was indeed great. Please forgive me for not understanding the coast to coast walk, I see these kinds of events done to bring attention to a cause pretty effectively, but I don’t see how this was needed for his personal happiness. Was it just to overcome a seemingly insurmountable goal on a 6 month obstacle course? I am not trying to be glib, truly, this seemed to have meant a great deal to him. I just don’t know if it is like the Harley thing – “if you don’t understand, I can’t explain it to you”.
@Rnue
March 20, 2024 at 7:20 pm
Don’t really understand it myself.
Seems humans throughout time do things because they can and for no other reason then that.
They climb mountains, cross oceans and deserts and get into all kinds of shenanigans simply because the opportunity is there.
Maybe there’s no definitive or more profound answer beyond ‘because I can’.
@BoudiceaG
March 20, 2024 at 4:49 pm
I am absolutely touched by this story, touched to my tears…🥺, first, thank you so much for sharing your valuable experience, your sincerity and your personal growth and your wonderful songs..I hope they can shoot a movie based on your story❤.
@dipin6744
March 20, 2024 at 5:29 pm
I’m so inspired by Mike Posner
@omidafrasiabi5336
March 20, 2024 at 6:54 pm
I like that😍
How awesome speech👌
@lilgnomey
March 20, 2024 at 8:18 pm
I only know one song from Mike Posner (This is what a sad song sounds like), but does he rap? I kept getting caught up in how he builds up the important moments and it reminded me of a rap song 😍
@peymanbouye8426
March 20, 2024 at 10:18 pm
amazing!
@rashidabaakza8554
March 21, 2024 at 2:53 am
👌✌️👏👏👏
@user-in5gp2hu6r
March 21, 2024 at 4:53 am
ENTIRE TALK IS FAKE ASF!
@kevintunstall6418
March 21, 2024 at 4:40 pm
Hugely inspiring for all the right reasons. Happiness is intrinsically achieved and cannot be found through ‘things’ plus we can’t expect anyone else to make us happy as apart from being an unrealistic expectation it’s only going to create more unhappiness. I’ll watch this talk again. Huge fan of Mike.
@zell6108
March 21, 2024 at 6:37 pm
I started bawling after he said #5. So inspiring. Thank you so much Mike.