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The Playbook With David Meltzer

Embracing Dreams and Overcoming Fear with Dane Cook

The Playbook With David Meltzer

David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

Careers, Entrepreneurship, Business

4.91.9K Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2024

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Today's episode features the incomparable Dane Cook, a master of comedy and an inspiration on and off stage. In our engaging conversation, Dane shares his journey from a shy, introverted kid to a stand-up comedy sensation. He reflects on the pivotal moments of his career, like the life-changing call from Lorne Michaels and hosting Saturday Night Live. Dane opens up about overcoming fear, embracing his dreams, and the importance of laughter as a healing gift. He also touches on the challenges of being taken seriously in an industry that often dismisses the imaginative.

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is the Playbook, where each week I bring you some of the greatest athletes, celebrities, and entrepreneurs to talk about their personal and professional playbook to success.

0:12.0

Welcome back to office hours.

0:13.6

It's time to turn up the heat

0:14.9

and we're bringing in my favorite cook.

0:16.7

No, no, it's not Bobby Flay.

0:19.3

I'm sorry.

0:20.0

It's Dane Cook, the incredible actor and comedian

0:23.2

and inspirational speaker.

0:25.4

Welcome to office hours, my friend.

0:27.4

This is fantastic.

0:28.6

I'm looking at you guys and I feel like,

0:30.2

is this a deposition?

0:31.4

Or are you going to... I was in like a deposition? I was in like a colorful outfit.

0:37.0

They're like, you got a cherub and put black on.

0:39.0

This is the blackout edition.

0:40.0

I'm like, I have no blackout in Vegas, and this wasn't really what I had in mind but Bob

0:45.2

Mannery is coming on next so we'll figure that out you're not the right guest to

0:48.8

talk about that but you do have a new special that is aligned with one of my favorite things and it's above it all.

0:56.0

And I would tell us people that we can be above it all.

1:00.0

And for you, Dane, what does above it all mean?

1:03.3

Okay, well, before I even jump into that,

1:04.8

I'm looking at myself here and I'm realizing,

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