What Major to Choose - What major should I study?

Evan Carmichael tells a student that no one can pick your major for you. Passion has to come first. Explore classes, switch if something feels wrong, and ignore what others expect. Staying on a path you hate leads to a lifetime of regret.
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What major should I study? Listen, I can't tell you what class you should take. I can't tell you what business you should start because it's gotta be something that you love. I could give you the best advice in the world. I could tell you, hey, here are the top 10 industries to get into, here are the top 10 majors to go for, but if you're not excited about it, you're not gonna be successful. Whereas you could take something that has zero growth and you could become massively successful there because you love it, because you're passionate about it. If I was starting something, if I was studying something, if I was learning something, even for personal interest, what would I get into? Entrepreneurship, salsa, the dancing, the music, baseball. You know, how does that all blend together? Doesn't, but I make it work. I'm the only one who does that. And if I tell you to do those things, you're gonna think, what? You're crazy. Salsa dancing? Who cares? Baseball sucks. Hey, listen, okay? I can't tell you what business you need to start. I can't tell you what major you should get into. It's gotta come from here. And you have to have the courage to drop something if it's not working out. This is probably one of the hardest things for people who are getting into University, college, trying to figure out what they want in their life. They have an idea in high school, they graduate, they go to university, they start along a path and they realize, "This is not for me." And they stay on that path and they end up living a life that they hate. They end up just following the path because that's what everybody else does. And you graduate, you get a job here, and you get a promotion, promotion, and you keep going along this path that you hate, and you knew that you would hate it when you first started it, and you didn't have the courage to leave and go do something else. This comes as a result of a YouTube viewer who wrote in— Ahmad wrote in to say, people have told me that business management is not good because I'll stay behind the register. My dream is not to be behind it, so I decided to look for a new major. To study, but I didn't like any of what I saw. Can you suggest anything for me? Thank you. There's nothing about business management that means you're gonna be behind a cash register. If you love business management, stay in business management. If you don't, then switch out. You can be whatever you want. You don't even need necessarily the degree. Now, I'm not saying drop out of school, but you want to follow something you're passionate about. I don't care what other people tell you about business management. If you love it, you keep doing it. You'll find a way to be super successful at it. If you're doing this for you, if you hate it because you hate it, and you're gonna go on and do something else because you hate it, then that's fine. But I don't know what to tell you to go— what major to start in. You gotta look here. What do you love? And if you're not sure, drop in on a bunch of stuff. Most of the university classes are open, right? They don't take attendance. Drop in, see if you like anything, and don't be afraid to do that, to not have a clear direction, because not having a direction and exploring and trying to find your passion is way better than going off in the wrong direction. Because once you hop on that train, if you don't have the courage to jump off, you're screwed. Like, that's the rest of your life. And as you get older and you have more responsibilities, It's so much harder to jump off because you have stability and you have people who depend on you. That's hard to leave that to go start a business. So I can't tell you what job you should get. I can't tell you what business to start. I can't tell you what course is good. I can't tell you what industry you want to— you should get into. Every major life decision that you're gonna make for yourself should come from here, not from here. Comes from your heart, not from your brain. Because you can make whatever you want. You can make the world that you need for yourself if you're leading from your heart. If you're leading from your head, you're always going to work for somebody else. Believe. Those of you watching, you like the video, please give it a thumbs up below. Let me know what you think. Leave a comment, ask a question, I'll make a video response. Thank you so much, and I'll see you soon.
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