I feel personally attacked by #2 as I sit here eating Ruffles! I loved this reflection Rick and feel motivated to read Greenlights. I’ve likewise heard good things but also am not so big a MM fan that it felt worth reading, but I love your takeaway. The baby pic is the best part of the whole piece, how cute!!
Ha ha, that's hilarious. So who's Ruffling your feathers? : ) I'd be super curious since you're starting in the same camp what you think of the book. MM became known for rom-com roles and it eventually made him feel so boxed in that he just started turning down multiple millions of dollars for those roles, at the height of his commercial success. And then for 2 years he was offered nothing, and thought his career might be over. The oscar winning role he landed was after that when his commitment to his vision for his own career finally saw him over the hump and producers and directors finally sought him out, getting the message he really wasn't going back to the old ways. In any case, there are ton of good stories like that in the book. Let me know if you get through it.
Haha I have put the chips down! Especially after just reading that your dad is biking for hours at age 88, I need to apply some of his principles!
That’s fascinating, I remember when he was such a big rom com star, I was really surprised when he started doing serious roles. I feel like there’s a lesson there for us. I will come back to you after I read the book, I find celebrity and artists perspectives interesting because in some ways, they’re doing the same thing as us, just on a different platform.
Yes, you nailed its relevance. We tend to think these stars are just lucky or something, born talented or whatever, but this is a story about pushing past fear and limits over and over again. But it comes down to strengthening that same courage muscle, being willing to step over the line of our child state and be a grown-up, willing to be seen, heard, and contribute our best.
I loved the sarcasm at the beginning (and did feel a little called out by Item #3). Also, great takeaway from Greenlights—I’m going to spend more time this week thinking how I could be more courageous in my own life!
Thanks Camilo. Yes, I'm basically calling myself out with every single one of those items. But hey, you don't have to think about how you could be more courageous at all. That's the vision for the platform, is to help anyone who wants to practice courage by offering simple ways to engage more courageously that remove needing to think about it. If you take the quiz (linked in the post) and then follow your lowest scoring rule back to this week's challenges, you can just try the challenge that is right for you. I challenge you to a challenge! Lovingly of course. Let me know if I can support you.
I loved the quiz and will use it this week as part of my reflection. Grateful for you.
Thanks for experiencing it Carlos. Glad you found it useful.
I feel personally attacked by #2 as I sit here eating Ruffles! I loved this reflection Rick and feel motivated to read Greenlights. I’ve likewise heard good things but also am not so big a MM fan that it felt worth reading, but I love your takeaway. The baby pic is the best part of the whole piece, how cute!!
Ha ha, that's hilarious. So who's Ruffling your feathers? : ) I'd be super curious since you're starting in the same camp what you think of the book. MM became known for rom-com roles and it eventually made him feel so boxed in that he just started turning down multiple millions of dollars for those roles, at the height of his commercial success. And then for 2 years he was offered nothing, and thought his career might be over. The oscar winning role he landed was after that when his commitment to his vision for his own career finally saw him over the hump and producers and directors finally sought him out, getting the message he really wasn't going back to the old ways. In any case, there are ton of good stories like that in the book. Let me know if you get through it.
Haha I have put the chips down! Especially after just reading that your dad is biking for hours at age 88, I need to apply some of his principles!
That’s fascinating, I remember when he was such a big rom com star, I was really surprised when he started doing serious roles. I feel like there’s a lesson there for us. I will come back to you after I read the book, I find celebrity and artists perspectives interesting because in some ways, they’re doing the same thing as us, just on a different platform.
Yes, you nailed its relevance. We tend to think these stars are just lucky or something, born talented or whatever, but this is a story about pushing past fear and limits over and over again. But it comes down to strengthening that same courage muscle, being willing to step over the line of our child state and be a grown-up, willing to be seen, heard, and contribute our best.
I loved the sarcasm at the beginning (and did feel a little called out by Item #3). Also, great takeaway from Greenlights—I’m going to spend more time this week thinking how I could be more courageous in my own life!
Thanks Camilo. Yes, I'm basically calling myself out with every single one of those items. But hey, you don't have to think about how you could be more courageous at all. That's the vision for the platform, is to help anyone who wants to practice courage by offering simple ways to engage more courageously that remove needing to think about it. If you take the quiz (linked in the post) and then follow your lowest scoring rule back to this week's challenges, you can just try the challenge that is right for you. I challenge you to a challenge! Lovingly of course. Let me know if I can support you.