# Why you will fail to have a great career - Larry Smith

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Podcast: [TED-Ed](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ted-ed-7859430)
Published: 2026-07-25T04:37:00+00:00
Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VG4512562569.mp3
Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VG4512562569.mp3
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Duration seconds: 1260

## Resource

In this funny and blunt talk, Larry Smith pulls no punches when he calls out the absurd excuses people invent when they fail to pursue their passions. (Filmed at TEDxUW.)Talk by Larry Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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