Trying something a little different today…
I tend to stray away from recommending people read, watch, or listen to anything (we all have enough of that in our lives), but when you find something that impacts you so deeply you can’t imagine your life without it, you share. Time to put my hypocrite pants on.
Around a month and a half ago, I took a dive into Creative Live’s 30 days of Genius. I expected it to be a waste of my time. I finished it inspired and with my ass in gear.
What it is: Over the course of 30 days the founder of Creative Live, Chase Jarvis, interviews 30 brilliant individuals (a few of said people: Marc Cuban, Arianna Huffington, Sir Mix-A-Lot). Interviews range from half an hour to an hour and half.
Yea, it’s a lot. While I think there’s a benefit to watching them all (you never know which will speak to you personally), these are my 3 favorites. I’ve watched each at least 2 times. Links take you straight to the videos.
- Ramit Sethi: I honestly don’t even know how summarize it all here. It is so dense and brilliantly done, that you just need to watch it. Ramit is unequivocally anti-bullshit and cuts right to the core of things. If you want to hear good tactical truth on how to live a life that is true to yourself, watch.
Good for: Living true to your passions, resilience, defining your success, starting up
Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes - Seth Godin: Seth is god-damned-brilliant. In the interview he ties nearly everything back to the question: What is it for? He brilliantly articulates ideas on having an impact and the struggles associated with it.
Good for: Making an impact.
Duration: 1 hour and 2 minutes - Brené Brown: Most famous for her Ted Talk on vulnerability, Brené digs in even more in this interview. She discusses the role vulnerability plays in creativity and how poorly we’ve been taught how to think about and understand emotion.
Good for: Living a good life, understanding emotion
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes
My ask: Find time over the next week to watch the first ten minutes of whichever one interests you most. I don’t think you’ll regret it.
Pro Tip: Set YouTube to 1.5 speed via the settings gear on the video. Take a third off of all the times.