The Hidden Art Of Reinventing Yourself - Matthew McConaughey - #863
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Matthew McConaughey is an Academy Award winning actor, a producer and an author. Expect to learn what “Don’t half-ass it” means, the story of how Matthew got his iconic starting role in Dazed & Confused, how to see the upside during any crisis, why having a sense of humour should be your default emotion, McConaughey’s own version of his Lonely Chapter, when you should listen to your gut versus your head, why McConaughey turned down $14.5M to pursue something great, Matthew's reflections on the 10 year anniversary of Interstellar, lesson on finding the perfect partner, and much more… Timestamps: (00:00) Don’t Half-Ass It (05:29) Getting the Role in Dazed & Confused (16:51) How to Build Undeniable Optimism (24:10) The Importance of Humour (28:00) Deconstruct Your Successes (42:07) Fake Humility to Cope With Fame (46:55) The Loss of Anonymity (50:54) Matthew’s Lonely Chapter (53:38) Choosing a Good Partner (59:21) The Risk of Letting Go of Rom-Coms (01:08:39) Turning Negativity Into Fuel (01:17:57) Balancing Type A & Type B People (01:25:58) How Interstellar Changed Matthew (01:33:15) What Matthew Learned About the UK (01:40:52) The Price of Success Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get a 20% discount on your first order from Maui Nui Venison by going to https://mauinuivenison.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period from Shopify at https://shopify.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a 25% discount on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Shop SKIMS Mens at https://SKIMS.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom Episodes You Might Enjoy: This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman - Get In Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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