832 Whitney Cummings on Loving Yourself, Addiction and Creative Success

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

🗓️ 5 August 2019

⏱️ 113 minutes

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Summary

WE HAVE TO BE HONEST WITH OURSELVES. We learn a lot of coping mechanisms when we’re younger. They help us get through tough times. But so many of us are still carrying around tactics that are no longer needed. They can make us defensive. They can prevent us from developing relationships. And they can hold us back from our goals. We need to “update our software.” Our situation has changed, but our brain has stayed the same. By working through your issues and not being afraid to change, we can learn healthier ways to move through the world. On today’s episode of The School of Greatness, I talk about letting go of the things that no longer serve us with a world-famous comedian: Whitney Cummings. Whitney Cummings is a stand-up comedian, actress and producer. She created the CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls, the NBC sitcom Whitney, and the movie The Female Brain. She was also a producer and writer for the ABC revival of Roseanne. So get ready to learn all about codependency and reinventing yourself on Episode 832. Some Questions I Ask: When did you realize you were good at stand up? (6:30) What are you most proud of? (29:00) Who was more influential growing up- mom or dad? (51:00) How do you deal with the Hollywood ups and downs? (1:06:00) In This Episode You Will Learn: Why we should forgive our parents (20:00) How anxiety can help you (27:00) How to change the type of people you’re attracted to (36:00) Why your relationship needs to be “boring” (41:30) The difference between interdependence and codependency (48:00) Why financial freedom is important to Whitney (1:00:00) About PC culture and stand up comedy (1:33:00) If you enjoyed this episode, check out the video, show notes and more at: http://www.lewishowes.com/832 and follow at instagram.com/lewishowes.

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0:00.0	Episode number 832 with the inspirational Whitney Cummings.
0:07.7	Welcome to the School of Greatness. My name is Lewis Howe's former pro athlete
0:13.2	Turn Lifestyle Entrepreneur. In each week we bring you an inspiring person or message
0:18.7	to help you discover how to unlock your inner greatness.
0:23.0	Thanks for spending some time with me today. Now let the class begin.
0:30.8	Mary Tyler Moore said, take chances. Make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage.
0:40.2	You have to fail in order to practice being brave. I hope you're practicing being brave today
0:47.6	because that's the way you're going to grow. That's the way you're going to build confidence
0:51.1	within yourself. When you do those things that are a little bit risky and the more risks you take,
0:56.5	the more you're going to build that confidence within and definitely grow. I'm excited to
1:00.9	talk about our guest today. I had an incredible time. But before I dive in on our guest,
1:07.2	I want to remind you that the summit of greatness, our annual event, is less than a month away.
1:14.0	That's right. We've got so many people flying in from all over the world. Everyone's getting their
1:18.8	tickets last minute. That's how people do it, I guess, these days. So if you're one of those
1:23.6	last minute people, I do this as well. Make sure to go to summitofgreatens.com. Check out the
1:29.3	incredible speakers we have. We've got some of the most inspiring speakers in the world.
1:34.2	Workout leaders who are going to lead you with great workouts in the morning and some special
1:39.8	surprises like we always do. If you've been to one of our previous three annual events,
1:44.8	then you know it's always a time to remember. So go to summitofgreatens.com right now. Check it out.
1:49.9	We are one month away. I want to high five you. I want to hug you. I want to say hi. I want to hear
1:54.4	about your story. So make sure to get there because there's just going to be so many incredible people
1:59.0	you will meet. And I don't want you to miss out this year. So make sure to go to summitofgreatens.com.
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