Overcome Fear & Self-Doubt w/ W. Kamau Bell
The Chase Jarvis LIVE Show
Chase Jarvis
4.8 • 641 Ratings
🗓️ 7 June 2017
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
W. Kamau Bell is a veteran standup comedian, the creator and star of the hit CNN show “United Shades Of America” which is kicking off its 2nd season, host of a couple podcasts, one of which has probably the best title of any podcast ever - “Denzel Washington Is The Greatest Actor Of All Time Period” - and author of a bestselling book among many other things he’s been part of over the course of his career. The word prolific does not even begin to describe this man.
Today on the podcast,
* How he went from his humble beginnings doing open mics in coffee shops and bars to getting his first TV show
* He shares some super candid stuff about how despite appearing unflappable, on the inside - as he says - “it’s all flaps.”
* You’ve probably heard me talk about the idea of “create the work you want to be paid to create,” and Kamau has an amazing story about how he applied that exact idea
Enjoy!
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| 0:00.0 | Hey friends, how's it going? I'm Chase Jarvis. I want to welcome you to another episode of the Chase Jarvis live show here on Creative Live. You know this show. This show is where I sit down with the world's top creatives, entrepreneurs and thought leaders, and I unpack action on valuable insights with the, is it single? |
| 0:21.9 | Not singular. |
| 0:22.9 | The triumvirate goal of helping you live your dreams in career, in hobby, and in life. |
| 0:28.1 | How's that for a GRE word? |
| 0:29.3 | Triumvirate. |
| 0:31.3 | My guest today is the one and only W. Kamau Bell. |
| 0:36.4 | If you're like me and you happen to click through CNN |
| 0:38.8 | every once in a while, you've seen his pictures. |
| 0:40.7 | Mug is everywhere on CNN because they are producing a new show |
| 0:44.0 | called The United Shades of America, where he is the host. |
| 0:47.9 | And they don't do a lot of shows. |
| 0:49.8 | So suffice to say, his picture is everywhere. |
| 0:53.0 | He is a veteran stand-up comic. |
| 0:55.2 | Not only is he the star, but he's also the creator of that hit show on CNN, the United |
| 0:59.1 | States of America, just kicked off its second season. |
| 1:02.2 | He also hosts some podcasts, one of which is maybe the best title of any podcast ever, |
| 1:06.6 | which is Denzel Washington is the greatest actor of all time, period. |
| 1:11.3 | Yes, that is the name of the podcast. |
| 1:14.2 | He's also the author of a bestselling book, among other things. |
| 1:17.2 | He's been a part of over the course of his career. |
| 1:19.9 | The word prolific, I feel like just starts to scratch the surface, |
| 1:23.6 | and he's been involved in so many different projects |
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