Episode Twenty One. Carl Bressler: From the Pool Hall to Hollywood, Anger as Fuel, and Authentically Choosing Life

Carl Bressler is an actor, investor, producer, manager, and mentor with a wealth of experience stemming from his upbringing in Detroit. His journey led him to a career in Hollywood that has spanned decades and he carries much wisdom from following his authenticity.

 

In this episode we discuss:

• Carl’s recovery from COVID
• Carl’s authentic voice growing up in Detroit
• Carl’s trip to a therapist at 16
• Lessons from the Pool Hall
• Musical influences and a way out of Detroit
• Using anger and fighting for productive fuel
• How anger and strategic negotiation led to a career as a manager
• How Carl got to Hollywood
• Negotiating his way into Law School
• His first acting class
• Using anger to overcome fear and the authenticity in making decisions
• Discovering about and getting to know his son
• Being grounded and moments of wallowing in un-groundedness
• Examining a life well lived
• Ancestral roots and connections
• Being strong for yourself first before you can help others
• Carl’s resiliency
• His experience at Esalen
• The significance of Berg
• Carl’s message to the world

 

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