Richard Osman: The Introvert Behind The TV Star & Bestselling Author (E294)
The High Performance Podcast
High Performance
4.8 • 4.7K Ratings
🗓️ 30 September 2024
⏱️ 81 minutes
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Summary
Richard Osman is a well-known British television presenter, producer, and author, famous for co-creating and hosting the popular quiz show ‘Pointless’. Beyond TV, he is also an accomplished writer, best known for his bestselling crime fiction series, ‘The Thursday Murder Club’. Osman is recognised for his wit, intelligence, and distinctive presence on British television, despite having a more introverted personality.
In this episode, Jake and Damian have a lively conversation with Richard, where he shares his first big break in front of the camera. He opens up about the anxiety of starting something new, sharing his philosophy on pushing through fear to achieve success.
Richard also sheds light on the impact his brother, Mat Osman, has had on his career, explaining how his brother's creative journey inspired him. He reflects on his introverted nature and how it has shaped his career, as well as the benefits of feeling different from others. Richard also offers advice to those struggling to accept their own flaws, sharing tips on how to embrace individuality.
This episode offers a mix of personal stories and valuable life lessons, from the power of resilience and self-acceptance to the benefits of embracing uniqueness.
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| 0:00.0 | If you think you're weird, it's not the floor that makes you weird, it's the things you do to cover up that floor. |
| 0:05.0 | I am an introvert. I like spending time on my own head. I like spectating rather than participating. |
| 0:11.0 | That's the thing I like, which I think is very, very useful for my creativity. |
| 0:14.8 | If your kid likes something, whether it's science, languages, musicianship, television, video games, |
| 0:21.4 | just let them do it. Okay so instead of sending them to |
| 0:23.9 | cello lessons let them play called of duty. That's my message to parents. |
| 0:29.5 | That was the voice of best-selling author, broadcaster and TV producer Richard Osman who joins us on this |
| 0:34.8 | episode of High Performance, the show that explores the stories and ideas of some of the most |
| 0:39.9 | extraordinary people in the world. I'm Jake Humphrey and like so many of you I'm |
| 0:44.5 | someone just fascinated by becoming a better version of myself. And I'm Damien Hughes |
| 0:49.3 | an expert in high performance. I've worked with the England national football team, Scotland Rugby team |
| 0:56.0 | and a range of other professional sports teams right across the world, as well as with |
| 1:00.1 | leading business people to help them understand how to get the best out of themselves |
| 1:05.1 | and others. In this podcast we discuss both how people achieve great things and the why that drives them. |
| 1:12.4 | And today's guest is the why that drives them. |
| 1:13.0 | And today's guest is the multi-talented Richard Osman. |
| 1:16.0 | Look, I guess he's best known as the co-creator and host of the BBC Queer Show pointless here in the UK, |
| 1:21.0 | but more recently has transformed himself into a global best-selling |
| 1:25.2 | author with the Thursday Murder Club Mystery novels and new book series, We Solve Murders. |
| 1:31.6 | And mate, we loved this, didn't we I loved meeting Richard I thought it was such a smart funny and |
| 1:37.0 | Heartwarming conversation that we had with him where he opened up about the anxiety of learning to start something new as well as his philosophy on how he pushed through fear to achieve success. |
| 1:48.0 | The bit that resonated most with me was when he spoke about his introverted nature and how it shapes his career as well as learning |
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