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\u201cSomewhere down the line in life, in the rearview mirror, all yellows and reds I believe do eventually turn green - or at least reveal a greenlight asset in our life.\u201d \u2013 Matthew McConaughey

Often, the setbacks that stop us or slow us down in life actually help us to ultimately succeed. In this episode, Brian interviews actor Matthew McConaughey about his memoir, \u201cGreenlights.\u201d Matthew explains how, through all of the successes, failures, joys and sorrows he has experienced, he has found happiness and meaning in his life. He also describes how, by learning to effectively deal with life\u2019s challenges, you can always keep moving forward and enjoy a state of success he calls \u201ccatching greenlights.\u201d

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YOU WILL LEARN:

• How \u201cThe Greatest Salesman in the World\u201d powerfully impacted him.
• How his father\u2019s death refocused his priorities.
• Why he \u201cunbranded\u201d himself to move away from rom-coms to more dramatic roles.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

\u201cGreenlights,\u201d by Matthew McConaughey

Greenlights

\u201cThe Greatest Salesman in the World,\u201d by Og Mandino

\u201cEmerson's Essays,\u201d by Ralph Waldo Emerson

\u201cSelf-Reliance,\u201d by Ralph Waldo Emerson

\u201cRaising Arizona,\u201d movie

INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:

\u201cWhen faced with the inevitable, get relative.\u201d \u2013 Matthew McConaughey

\u201cBe less impressed with things; be more involved.\u201d \u2013 Matthew McConaughey

\u201cWe all know that, to succeed, we need to do good, hard work. But is it the right kind of hard work?\u201d \u2013 Matthew McConaughey

\u201cWhen you go and you endure something and you're kind of taking a penance, with each day you kind of build a little bit more honor and strength.\u201d \u2013 Matthew McConaughey

\u201cI've never had any trouble turning the page in the book of my life.\u201d \u2013 Coach Darrell Royal

\u201cWe are the author of our own book.\u201d \u2013 Matthew McConaughey

\u201cThe way to find the greenlights is by persistence, or pivot or \u2026 sometimes knowing when to wave the white flag.\u201d \u2013 Matthew McConaughey

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