Gabriel Iglesias Opens Up About MENTAL HEALTH, Moving On From RELATIONSHIPS, & Why He Almost RETIRED

The School of Greatness

Lewis Howes

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

4.8 • 21.6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2024

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The School of Greatness, Lewis is joined by comedian Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias, who shares his journey from humble beginnings to selling out arenas. Gabriel opens up about the importance of understanding peace through experiencing misery, the significance of having the right people in your corner, and the art of captivating an audience with silence. He also delves into the value of hard work and the lessons learned through adversity. Listeners will gain insights into Gabriel's approach to fame, the power of self-love, and the balance between his stage persona 'Fluffy' and his true self.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the School of Greatness. I am your host Lewis House and today we have a very special guest joining us.
0:05.8	He's known for his larger than life personality and his ability to make people laugh all around the world.
0:12.4	From sold out arenas to viral YouTube videos, he's a comedy
0:16.9	powerhouse with a heart of gold. Please welcome the one and only Gabriel I
0:21.5	Glesias. I just shared a lot with you and you don't realize
0:25.0	how much I've shared. Being vulnerable is hard to do and it's scary. The first
0:30.9	comedian to sell out Dodger Stady.
0:33.0	One of the world's most successful and popular stand-up comedians,
0:37.0	Gabriel Iglesias, who is known as Fluffy.
0:41.0	I got to a place where you want to talk about not feeling good. I talked about
0:45.4	retiring especially right after Dodger Stadium because that put me in a
0:48.6	different place mentally because it's not every day you can say that you saw your peak.
0:56.0	We allow certain behavior to continue because we're trying to keep certain people in our lives.
1:01.0	And unfortunately, some people should not be in our lives. I took on the
1:05.9	pain and the frustration and the issues because I didn't want to be the bad person who said
1:10.4	let me hit the stop button. All that stuff I just shared with you about struggles and the relationships and stuff like that.
1:16.0	I haven't talked about that on stage, Jack.
1:19.0	Who is Fluffy versus who is Gabriel in your mind?
1:23.1	Gabriel does have bad days.
1:24.8	Really?
1:26.0	Fluffy can't have bad days.
1:27.1	He's not supposed to.
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