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\U0001f499IN LOVING MEMORY OF DAVID A. ARNOLD\xa0\nSo what is \u201cThat Thing\u201c you gotta have about you in order to be successful?\xa0To separate from the pack?\xa0To make a dream a reality?This week you are gonna hear from someone who knows.BECAUSE HE'S LIVED IT!My guest this week is David A. Arnold.Not only is he a brilliant standup comedian, David channels his life\u2019s observations as a SITCOM \xa0WRITER, PRODUCER, and ACTOR as well.After I watched his Netflix special, IT AIN\u2019T FOR THE WEAK, and laughed my ass off, I made it a big priority to get him on the show. When you hear his takes on life, parenting, hard knocks, and more, you\u2019ll understand why. \xa0This is a man with a lot of takes you\u2019re going to love hearing about.Part of what I love about him is that David struggled in the backwaters of comedy for a long time before he broke through. He\u2019s used the TRAGEDY and PATHOS in his life to fuel a brand of comedy that is INSPIRATIONAL for everyone going through stuff right now\u2026 which is basically all of us.He\u2019s blowing up now after working in the business for more than 25 YEARS, building an impressive resume as one of the MOST SUCCESSFUL people in front of and behind the camera in the entertainment business. When you hear David talk about his WORK ETHIC, you\u2019ll know there were no shortcuts to him earning everything he\u2019s achieved.David\u2019s source of strength through it all has been his connection to his family. Not only are they sources for a lot of his material, they\u2019re also what drives him to keep working at \u201cTHAT THING\u201d as he likes to refer to it.David gets into why it\u2019s important to REFUSING TO LIVE WITH EXCUSES or challenges you faced growing up. It\u2019s a fascinating look at someone who\u2019s overcome unusual family dynamics, addiction, and being incarcerated (for a fix-it ticket!). As you\u2019ll hear, BREAKING THROUGH is not for the weak.We\u2019re also going to talk about David\u2019s creative process for generating material, how he deals with imposter syndrome, and having A WILL TO SUCCEED that\u2019s not for sale. The bottom line is that making people laugh is HARD WORK.You can\u2019t talk to David for an hour and not touch on KIDS and MARRIAGE.\xa0 David\u2019s down-to-earth take on both is filled with spot on insights that will make your life and your family relationships better.We are going to wrap up with advice on other parts of your life David wants you to know about too.You\u2019re gonna LAUGH this week.You\u2019re gonna THINK about what you hear too.David A. Arnold has got the goods.So listen up\u2026This is a FASCINATING hour with a man who has used a lifetime of paying his dues to create a universal WISDOM that\u2019s perfect advice for us all.\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices