706 Embracing Death, Making Music, and Finding Purpose with Mike Posner

The School of Greatness

Lewis Howes

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

4.8 • 22K Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2018

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

WORK ON YOURSELF FIRST, THEN SHARE YOUR LIGHT. Every athlete needs an offseason. They need time to train in different ways to strengthen their mind and body for a new year. The more you work on yourself, the more you’ll be able to give. Give your mind, your heart, and your soul the nurturing it needs to grow. That’s why I was so excited to speak with an artist who is on a journey to find inner peace in order to share his gifts: Mike Posner. Mike Posner is a singer-songwriter, poet, and record producer. Mike has co-written amazing hit songs like “Sugar” by Maroon 5, “Boyfriend” by Justin Bieber, and “Beneath Your Beautiful” by Labrinth. His debut album 31 Minutes to Takeoff includes the US Billboard Hot 100 singles “Cooler than Me” and “Please Don’t Go.” His 2017 book Tear Drops & Balloons is his first book of poetry. Mike has been through a lot of loss in recent years, and he uses it all to make music and poetry. Learn about Mike Posner’s journey and hear some of his new songs on Episode 706. Some Questions I Ask: What got you into songwriting? (6:10) Where do your melodies come from? (7:35) Did things change for you overnight after your big hit? (9:15) What makes a song really go big? (15:46) What’s the biggest struggle for an artist that has a hit? (18:30) Who is your personal favorite greatest musician? (21:36) What is the biggest lesson your dad taught you? (30:02) In This Episode You Will Learn: About Mike’s struggle with depression (18:46) What makes a song a hit (24:35) What the death of loved ones taught Mike (27:01) What keeps artists happy when they’re not touring (44:10) How Mike uses meditation to be more present (45:05)

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0:00.0	This is episode number 706 with Mike Posner
0:06.2	Welcome to the School of Greatness. My name is Louis Howe's former pro athlete turned lifestyle entrepreneur and
0:13.5	each week we bring you an inspiring person or message to help you discover how to unlock your inner
0:20.6	greatness. Thanks for spending some time with me today. Now let the class begin.
0:30.9	Learning is not child's play. We cannot learn without pain. Aristotle. Today we have my friend Mike Posner
0:39.3	who is a singer-songwriter, record producer and poet on the episode. He's known for releasing the
0:45.8	popular studio albums 31 minutes to take off and at night alone. And he's written songs for many
0:52.6	popular artists like Justin Bieber, Labyrinth, Maroon 5, Nick Jonas, Big Sean, Nelly, Austin Mahone,
1:00.9	and many others. He has earned numerous nominations for prestigious awards like Grammys and the
1:08.1	MTV Video Music Awards. And today we go through a wide range of emotions. We have a lot of fun
1:14.7	while playing a song together. We play the guitar and sing together. We also talk about
1:20.8	death and what death has taught him about the value of his own life. He shares deeper about
1:27.1	what losing his father recently and losing a Vici to suicide has taught him about life. We also
1:34.0	talk about how happiness is not a product of what we do and what keeps artists happy when they
1:41.6	are not selling records or touring. We go into if he thinks anyone could live a life without pain
1:48.4	and suffering and so much more. He's a true artist. He's a true poet and I think you're going to
1:55.0	enjoy what he shares about art and happiness and finding your purpose through happiness in this episode.
2:08.8	Welcome everybody to the School of Greatness podcast. I'm very excited today. We have my man,
2:13.6	Mike Posner in the house. How many songs have you written overall?
2:21.9	Yeah, thousands. Yeah, maybe close to 100. No, like between 50 and 80 per album.
2:31.8	Wow. How many come out 10 to 12? 10. Yeah. I think the one next one is 9.
2:39.2	9. Yeah. It's just like brandishing a sword and it's like
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