Why you should be searching for pain instead of happiness | Marc Kirst | TEDxYouth@Maastricht

To what extent are we following society’s superficial paradigm of success yet claiming our action should not be determined solely by the conventional ideals we are surrounded by? Who are we allowing ourselves to be or who are we preventing ourselves not to be? As an inquisitive person with such deep existential questions, Mark Kirst invites us to reflect on our inner selves to seek the true purpose of life. In his teenage years, he realized that his ambitions were shaped by the people he chose to listen to without any attempt to discover his own identity and natural aptitude. After diving into his own self-knowledge journey throughout his teenager years, he dropped out of business school to found Prove, an organization that invited youth to contemplate about the life they truly want to believe and build for themselves.

Kirst believes that great people change the world because they create their own path embracing the uncertainty that comes with it. For us, we tend to feel insecure about listening to ourselves ignoring social influence. As a consequence, not only people invest their effort ineffectively​ but are also deprived of​​ a happier and more fulfilling life. Therefore, he says that we can only live the meaningful life we truly want to if we shift the paradigm, i.e. to follow our heart embracing the insecurity that comes with it.
Son of Brazilian/German mother and Chinese father, born and raised in Spain, Marc Kirst is a curious kid passionate about deep existential questions that can help us lead a happier and more fulfilling life. After diving into his own self-knowledge journey throughout his teenage years, he dropped out of Business School to be able to found Prove, an organization born to invite youth to deeply reflect about the life they truly want to believe and build for themselves. Since 2013, Prove has developed and grown by offering talks, workshops and camps to over 20.000 high school and university students around more than 6 countries, by trying to hack education through an original Social Emotional Learning methodology based on the human quests for Authenticity, Love and Service. Marc has already represented Brazil at the Silicon Valley as a Finalist among 50.000 candidates for the Your Big Year competition, is now supported by the Red Bull Amaphiko Social Innovators network, keeps working for Prove’s Brazilian and International expansion and works as a coach, mentor and speaker for young aspiring leaders and entrepreneurs. Marc will tell us about the key insights and reflections that made him build the courage to embrace an authentic path in which he could feel the freedom to live out whatever would make sense to his own heart instead of just following society’s common paradigms. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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