#474: Matthew McConaughey on His Success Playbooks, The Powerful Philosophy of Greenlights, and Choosing The Paths Less Traveled

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Episode: #474: Matthew McConaughey on His Success Playbooks, The Powerful Philosophy of Greenlights, and Choosing The Paths Less Traveled
Pub date: 2020-10-19


Podcast Notes Key Takeaways  Matthew was set on being a lawyer until he read The Greatest Salesman in the World by Og Mandino and it gave him the confidence to pursue a career in acting“That book is the most instrumental piece of literature and motivation I’ve ever read for me in my life”  – Matthew McConaugheyMost people only write in their diary when life is bad, but the secret is to write when life is both good and bad. That way, when things are bad, you can see what you were doing differently when life was good and start making necessary changes:“I found consistencies. From what I was eating to who I was hanging out with, how much sleep I was getting to beauties in the world that I was noticing and really were affecting me. How I approached people, how I was approaching the day, how I was approaching conflict…and I found consistencies.” – Matthew McConaughey“Dissect success as well as failure” The person you spend the most time with is yourself, so you have to learn to talk and live with them:Don’t just constantly question yourself, also seek answers to those questions“Stay there till you answer it. Wait till you get an answer.” – Matthew McConaughey The good times won’t last forever so there’s no need to self-sabotage yourself. When things do take a turn for the worse, get back to working on making life better. Matthew calls this lesson the art of running downhill:“It’s going to come whether you want it to or not. So don’t trip yourself and face plant right now because you’re going to have to work your ass off here very shortly anyway.”  – Matthew McConaughey“It’s okay to have a point to prove, just don’t always be trying to prove a point” – Matthew McConaugheyWhatever your craft, work at it so much that you make it look easy on game day: “To make it look easy comes from the preparation” – Matthew McConaughey

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Matthew McConaughey (@McConaughey) is a Texas native and one of Hollywood's most sought-after leading men. A chance meeting in Austin with casting director and producer Don Phillips led him to director Richard Linklater, who launched the actor's career in the cult classic Dazed and Confused. Since then, he has won an Academy Award for his portrayal of Ron Woodroof in Dallas Buyers Club, appeared in more than 40 feature films that have grossed more than $1 billion, and has become a producer, director, and philanthropist with his Just Keep Livin' Foundation—all the while sticking to his Texas roots and "jk livin'" philosophy.

McConaughey also serves as creative director for Wild Turkey and has co-created his own bourbon, Longbranch. He serves as Minister of Culture/M.O.C. for the University of Texas Athletic Department and the Austin FC Soccer Club, where he is part owner. McConaughey will launch his first book, Greenlights, on October 20, 2020.

He currently resides in Austin, Texas, with his wife Camilla and their three kids while he is a professor at the University of Texas in Austin.

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