#1000 - Matthew McConaughey - The Art of Living a Courageous Life

Modern Wisdom

Chris Williamson

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 4.6K Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2025

⏱️ 118 minutes

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Matthew McConaughey is an Academy Award-winning actor, producer and an author. Expect to learn why Matthew says life often “rhymes”, why it’s okay if you do everything right and still not get the result you want, how Matthew views the role courage plays in his life, how to learn to deal with failure, the difference between a nice guy and a good man, the most important principle Matthew refuses to compromise on, the appropriate balance of running toward a life you want vs. away from one that you fear, how to balance self-confidence with humility, the difference between “being” and “acting”, what it means to be more impressed with the wow instead of the how, rumors on Matthew’s return to the True Detective franchise, and much more… Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D, and more from AG1 at https://ag1.info/modernwisdom Get a Free Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular flavours with your first purchase at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom Get $100 off the best bloodwork analysis in America at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom Get 35% off your first subscription on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom Timestamps: (0:00) What It Means When Life “Rhymes” (9:34) How Forgiving Betrayal Can Free You (20:32) Hope, Faith, and How To Become Your Own Hero (25:47) This Approach to Success is Everything (31:57) The Mindset That Will Change Your Outlook on Life (41:11) How To Find Significance in the Noise (53:30) The Power of Courage and Conviction (01:00:31) How To Find Balance Between Life and Work (01:10:31) The Difference Between a Nice Guy and a Good Man (01:17:17) Principles Matthew Refuses To Compromise On (01:29:15) Why We Need to Stop Cancelling Men (01:34:31) Why Living Better Outweighs Living Longer (01:40:55) How to Build Confidence (01:47:10) How to Stop Worrying & Trust the Process (01:52:16) On the Road with Matthew Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom Episodes You Might Enjoy: #577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: https://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59 #712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf #700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp - Get In Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	So I mentioned to you that this is episode 1000.
0:03.7	Yeah.
0:04.5	It's been seven and a half years.
0:06.2	We just crossed a billion views the other day as well.
0:09.1	Congrats, man.
0:10.1	And as a little surprise to you, we wanted to take you back to an environment that you probably know at least a little bit well.
0:21.5	Ah, Cooper's Place, Alberta, Canada, where we shot it.
0:27.3	We planted, production planted all those cornfields too.
0:30.8	They're as far as you could see.
0:33.5	And this is the road.
0:35.5	Cooper drives up on the way out, And that's that Hans Zimmer countdown.
0:40.4	10, 9, 8, leaving children to follow a dream.
0:48.1	Lift off.
0:49.7	I love how quick that is, that transition from him leaving to going.
0:53.5	I think that's so cool.
0:54.8	Yeah.
0:55.5	I think it was, you know, Chris's version of tying the human drama.
1:02.4	What would you do of father leaving children to go do what they know they were meant to do
1:06.6	and leave this earth and then from there on time changes.
1:11.1	Yeah. At the end of this shoot when it was wrapped and it was clear,
1:18.8	we had no more shots, no more scenes on this location.
1:22.9	My family and I were in my airstream on the set,
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