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413: Matthew McConaughey on Vision, Preparation, and Balancing Ambition with Family & Freedom
Manage episode 276023755 series 83575
You, BiggerPockets listener, may have more in common with Matthew McConaughey than first realized...
Changing careers. Wondering how family life fits in with a hard-driving work ethic. Embracing spontaneity, but learning that success comes from making the choice today to "be kind to your future self."
The Oscar-winning actor covers those topics and more in our chat today. A lifelong journaler, McConaughey is in a reflective mood after writing his first book, Greenlights... which is filled with unforgettable stories about growing up the son of Texas an oil pipe "peddler," stumbling into acting after a night drinking with the producer of Dazed and Confused, getting arrested for playing the bongo drums in the nude, and his mid-career shift toward intense, challenging projectslike Dallas Buyers Club.
If you're thinking "nah, this episode won't teach me how to house hack"... fair enough. But give it a chance and see if you aren't entertained. It's a soulful, positive, not-at-all-Hollywood conversation about choices, happiness, and success. Here's to catching more greenlights!
In This Episode We Cover:
- Matthew's upbringing and lessons learned from his parents
- His decision to reject law school to pursue film
- His dad's 3 words of advice on choosing a career
- Forming your personal identity through a process of elimination
- How he prepares for intense roles
- The power of solo travel
- His faith
- His beliefs about money and philanthropy
- The give-and-take between career and family life
Links from the Show
Click here to get the full show notes: https://www.biggerpockets.com/show413
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1232 episodes
Manage episode 276023755 series 83575
You, BiggerPockets listener, may have more in common with Matthew McConaughey than first realized...
Changing careers. Wondering how family life fits in with a hard-driving work ethic. Embracing spontaneity, but learning that success comes from making the choice today to "be kind to your future self."
The Oscar-winning actor covers those topics and more in our chat today. A lifelong journaler, McConaughey is in a reflective mood after writing his first book, Greenlights... which is filled with unforgettable stories about growing up the son of Texas an oil pipe "peddler," stumbling into acting after a night drinking with the producer of Dazed and Confused, getting arrested for playing the bongo drums in the nude, and his mid-career shift toward intense, challenging projectslike Dallas Buyers Club.
If you're thinking "nah, this episode won't teach me how to house hack"... fair enough. But give it a chance and see if you aren't entertained. It's a soulful, positive, not-at-all-Hollywood conversation about choices, happiness, and success. Here's to catching more greenlights!
In This Episode We Cover:
- Matthew's upbringing and lessons learned from his parents
- His decision to reject law school to pursue film
- His dad's 3 words of advice on choosing a career
- Forming your personal identity through a process of elimination
- How he prepares for intense roles
- The power of solo travel
- His faith
- His beliefs about money and philanthropy
- The give-and-take between career and family life
Links from the Show
Click here to get the full show notes: https://www.biggerpockets.com/show413
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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