682 How to Succeed as a Creative Entrepreneur and Artist with Humble The Poet

The School of Greatness

Lewis Howes

Mindset, Relationships, Entrepreneurship, Mental Health, Education, Greatness, Fitness, Celebrity, Health, Inspiration, Success, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Business, Money, Self Care, Celebrity Interview

4.8 • 22K Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2018

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

“YOU CAN RIDE A WAVE OR YOU CAN START A WAVE.” If you don’t know Humble, he’s a Canadian spoken word artist and music video creator. His poetry is so powerful, even Apple used it on their commercials. He opened up with me on this episode about how being from a Sikh background, and the racism he’s faced, has both hurt and helped him in life. He also discusses some of the problems artists today face and how they they can overcome them. I really have to say that this is a powerful episode. You don’t have to be an artist to appreciate it. His knowledge and insights are important to anyone who is on the road to greatness, and anyone who wants to be a leader. So get ready to learn all about the power of words, on Episode 682. Some Questions I Ask: What’s your original name? (6:43) Why is it a lot of people hope something will solve the problem for us? (13:21) You can’t see positivity? (25:46) Why did being a minority help you as a teacher? (31:37) Do you think artists can be truly happy? (37:45) What’s your favorite line of a poem you wrote? (44:30) In This Episode You Will Learn: How long it took Humble to transition from being a school teacher to a full time artist (10:45) The biggest mistakes artists make (20:37) The struggles he faced with racism (28:57) Why today belongs to the weirdos (34:51) How often he writes poetry (42:36) A poem Humble wrote for his father (47:04)

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0:00.0	This is episode number 682, Poetry, Art, Music, and A Thriving Life with Humble the Poet.
0:08.0	Welcome to the School of Greatness.
0:11.2	My name is Louis Howe's former pro athlete, Turned Lifestyle Entrepreneur.
0:15.4	In each week, we bring you an inspiring person or message to help you discover how to unlock your inner greatness.
0:23.4	Thanks for spending some time with me today. Now let the class begin.
0:30.0	A couple of quotes I wanted to share with you. One is by Robert Frost, who said poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.
0:43.6	Another one from Lawrence, Firling Getty, who said poetry is eternal graffiti written in the heart of everyone.
0:52.0	Mmm, I'm curious. What is the message you're sharing with other people that is written in the heart of them?
1:00.6	What are you saying? What are you sharing? What are you creating? How are you living your life and how are you contributing to the hearts of others?
1:10.6	A powerful episode today with my friend Humble the Poet, former elementary school teacher, turned MC Spoken Word Artist, who has created some amazing work, done a commercial with Apple, come out with multiple books, self-published, that's now traditionally published, and created inspiring videos that has reached millions of people.
1:34.6	And he went from being a struggling, starving artist to figuring out his way and how to make a full-time living and abundance of income through poetry, art, music, and ideas, shaping ideas into reality.
1:53.6	And I think you're going to get a lot out of this one, whether you're a freelancer, an entrepreneur, a business owner, an employee, you're unemployed, if you're an artist, an actor, you're going to find so much wisdom in the words of Humble the Poet.
2:07.6	If you enjoy it, make sure you share it with a friend, LewisHouse.com slash 68, as I know, there will be many moments for you where you might gasp, take a breath, and reflect on your life on how you can take it to another level to make sure that you write pure, powerful words on the hearts of everyone.
2:28.6	And without further ado, let's dive into this one with Humble the Poet.
2:37.6	Welcome everyone to the School of Greatest Podcast, my friend Humble the Poet is in the house.
2:41.6	Good to see you, Amanda.
2:43.6	Glad you're here. Thank you for having me, man.
2:45.6	Of course. You are a former elementary school teacher with a different name. What's your original name?
2:52.6	My name is Gunwars Singh.
2:53.6	Gunwars Singh.
2:54.6	Yes.
2:55.6	And then you changed it to Humble the Poet in 2010.
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