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The James Altucher Show

460 - Jeff Garlin: Don't Give Yourself a Back Up Plan (Why Having No Net Leads to Greater Success)

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Education, Business

4.62.7K Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2019

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Jeff Garlin is an actor, known for playing Jeff Green (Larry David's sidekick) on Curb Your Enthusiasm (my favorite show!). He's also on The Goldberg and he's been doing stand up comedy for 37 years. But he didn't start out knowing he'd be successful. He just gave himself no other choice. "Because I had nothing to fall back on," he said. "My dad always used to say, 'Have something to fall back on.' If I had something to fall back on and I liked it, I might've fallen back on it."   I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast.    Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify   Follow me on Social Media: YouTube Twitter Facebook Linkedin Instagram ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.

0:06.6

This is the James Altiger Show on the Choose Yourself Network.

0:12.6

Today on the James Altiger Show.

0:15.3

I'm humble whenever I work.

0:17.3

Being confident and being humble together, a big bowl of delightful.

0:23.0

So you can't, that's why like generally when I go up into stand up I have nothing prepared.

0:27.2

I walk up to stage knowing nothing.

0:30.2

You know when I direct a movie, generally I'm done by lunch or a little after lunch because

0:36.8

I don't doubt myself.

0:39.4

So I have it in my gut.

0:40.4

It's all a gut thing man.

0:42.2

Sometimes I had a difficult scene in this movie I did where I actually story boarded a

0:47.1

scene.

0:48.2

So I go in with great preparation which allows me to be loose.

0:53.2

It's freedom.

0:54.2

What is that craft like?

0:55.2

I can't explain it.

0:56.8

Here's the thing for me with comedy, I don't analyze it.

1:01.4

You know what I mean?

1:02.4

So you're looking for like real answers.

1:05.5

There's a guy who ran a gig in LA and I went out for coffee with him after and he asked

1:09.9

me questions like you're asking and I went deep into all of it.

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