I'm Greg McEwan and I'm your host on the What's Essential Podcast.

Welcome back this week for the continuation of our special two-part episode with Matthew

McConaughey.

If it's your first time joining, he has recently written a memoir of sorts called Greenlights,

looking back on the 50 years of his life on Earth so far.

But it's not like most memoirs.

This book is full of anecdotes, insights, bold stories.

It's hard to turn away once you start reading them, and this podcast episode continues

in that spirit.

Listen to this two-part episode if you want to get an insider's view on what it takes

not only to become successful, but to endure at the top for decades.

To deal with the challenges of success, some of them unbelievable and perhaps even break

through to a higher contribution effortlessly.

And after this episode, make sure to order your copies of both effortless and green lights

at the links in the description.

So with that, let's begin with part two of Matthew McConaughey.

One of my favorite stories in the book is The Doolies, which seemed to me if I'm reading

it right, perhaps the most formative experience outside of your family, maybe of your whole

life because of being at that transition moment and what a bizarre experience it was and

how isolating the experience was, that is a, I mean, of course, there are tough measurements

of what tough is, but that for you was a very tough experience.

Tell us the story.

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