489 - The Art of Human Connection: Brian Grazer on How to Let Curiosity Lead You Forward

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Education, Business

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2019

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Brian Grazer is one of the top producers of all time in Hollywood. He's a producer of "Splash," "Apollo 13," "A Beautiful Mind," which he won the Oscar for Best Picture. He produced one of my favorite movies, "8 Mile," and another favorite movie, "Blue Crush." Plus, my favorite TV series, "Arrested Development," and other great TV series like "24," "Empire," and more. He's also the author of two book, "Face to Face, the Art of Human Connection" and "A Curious Mind." Listener giveaway alert: right now, for a limited time, you can claim a free copy of my new book, "The Side Hustle Bible." I love this book for so many reasons. But mainly because it helps peopel choose themselves. In "The Side Hustle Bible" you'll learn how to make extra income. (I actually give you 177 ways in the book). Press play to hear how to claim your free copy today. 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.
0:06.0	This is the James Altiger Show on the Choose Yourself Network.
0:12.0	Today on the James Altiger Show.
0:15.0	When you look at someone in the eyes, it's permission to ask a question or to engage in a conversation.
0:21.0	So for the teacher to look in my eyes or a fellow classmate to look in my eyes and
0:25.0	in relation to anything to do with studies would be traumatic particularly if the teacher
0:29.0	because maybe she's going to call on you to come to the board and write the answer.
0:33.0	Yes exactly. And I was called many times to come to the board and it would just be embarrassing
0:39.0	and I'd see kids kind of snickering or laughing or and it was you know incredibly uncomfortable.
0:46.0	You know I couldn't read it all and so it caused a lot of shame.
0:50.0	You know you're some sitting in second, third and fourth grade and teachers are looking at me to answer a question
0:57.0	and I'm looking at my shoe or trying to find my way out of the class because I knew I didn't know the answer.
1:04.0	I knew I couldn't know the answer and it was incredibly embarrassing to me and hard.
1:11.0	Yeah. And so then what I found later in life is just the opposite work so much better.
1:16.0	I could really expand on my relationships by looking directly at people.
1:21.0	By doing the exact opposite look them right in the eyes make my soul available to them, my heart available to them
1:28.0	and theirs to me and that's when you get authentic stuff from people.
1:33.0	It's when we create that bridge that is honest and excited about meeting somebody.
1:39.0	Do you think these curiosity conversations that you write about in a curious mind
1:44.0	and also lead to so many of your movies? Obviously this was kind of an outgrowth of how you taught yourself to learn
1:51.0	which was so different than just reading and writing and so on.
1:55.0	Right. Well it is how I taught myself to learn. I mean I probably had classic auto-died debt in that sense.
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