Listen to the full episode here.
“Somewhere down the line in life, in the rearview mirror, all yellows and reds I believe do eventually turn green - or at least reveal a greenlight asset in our life.” – Matthew McConaughey
Often, the setbacks that stop us or slow us down in life actually help us to ultimately succeed. In this episode, Brian interviews actor Matthew McConaughey about his memoir, “Greenlights.” Matthew explains how, through all of the successes, failures, joys and sorrows he has experienced, he has found happiness and meaning in his life. He also describes how, by learning to effectively deal with life’s challenges, you can always keep moving forward and enjoy a state of success he calls “catching greenlights.”
READ FULL EPISODE TRANSCRIPT
YOU WILL LEARN:
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
“Greenlights,” by Matthew McConaughey
Greenlights
“The Greatest Salesman in the World,” by Og Mandino
“Emerson's Essays,” by Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Self-Reliance,” by Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Raising Arizona,” movie
INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:
“When faced with the inevitable, get relative.” – Matthew McConaughey
“Be less impressed with things; be more involved.” – Matthew McConaughey
“We all know that, to succeed, we need to do good, hard work. But is it the right kind of hard work?” – Matthew McConaughey
“When you go and you endure something and you're kind of taking a penance, with each day you kind of build a little bit more honor and strength.” – Matthew McConaughey
“I've never had any trouble turning the page in the book of my life.” – Coach Darrell Royal
“We are the author of our own book.” – Matthew McConaughey
“The way to find the greenlights is by persistence, or pivot or … sometimes knowing when to wave the white flag.” – Matthew McConaughey
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2E97 Developing Your Self-Belief
S2E96 Learning from Reagan's Economic Guru
S2E95 Taxes Have Consequences with Dr. Arthur B. Laffer
S2E94 The One Decision That Makes a Millionaire
S2E93 Play the Growth Game to Win with Bill Hampton
S2E92 Play the Sales Game to Win with Bill Hampton
S2E91 Play the Promotion Game to Win with Bill Hampton
S2E90 Revisiting the Blessing of Work
S2E89 The Invisible Crisis with Nicholas Eberstadt
S2E88 Building a Dream Team Part 2 - The Secret Sauce
S2E87 Building a Dream Team Part 1
S2E86 Coaching Part 2 - A Life Changer
S2E85 Coaching Part 1 - A Game Changer
S2E84 Lessons From a Former Workaholic with Jim Nussbaum and Brian Buffini
S2E83 The Prosperity Loop with Chris Lautenslager
S2E82 Beyond Burnout Part 2
S2E81 Beyond Burnout Part 1
S2E80 The Deeper State of Real Estate
S2E79 The Real State of Real Estate
S2E78 How to Recognize Genius and Why
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
The Commercial Edge: Unleash the Power of People
The emPOWERed Half Hour
Organic Marketing Simplified: Master podcast marketing, fuel podcast growth, and make money podcasting!
THE GO BIZ GUY
The Sigma Femme Podcast
The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway
Habits and Hustle