Welcome to What Drives You. I'm Kevin Miller in this episode, setting the stage for the punchline of your life.

Michael Jr., he is a world-class comedian who's not just out to get laughs.

He's out to, as he says, give people the opportunity to laugh and help set the stage for meaningful,

purposeful content of the heart and soul.

His personal mission is to comedically inspire people to walk in their purpose.

It's a great example of a personal mission statement.

And he's accomplishing this in big numbers while on stage with the Tonight Show,

Jimmy Kimmel, Comedy Central, Oprah's Super Soul Sunday, a bunch of TEDx, TEDx talks. He's actually

featured in a movie called Selfie Dad. I think you can find it on Amazon or Netflix or somewhere.

So I connected with Michael Jr. I wanted to hear more about this

mission and how he was using his platform and actually connected while he was on set somewhere.

So this conversation is with him on the phone, which I don't think I've ever done and won't

normally do, but I wanted to catch him at the time. And so while the audio is clear, it is via phone,

you'll notice that. I was also with renowned businessman and author Mark Tem. He's a friend.

He actually introduced me to Michael, and he joined us in the conversation. So as we talk,

you're going to hear how Michael views that all of us in living our lives are preparing and setting the stage for what?

Well, for the punchline of our lives. What she says is the deliverable. Without that,

we're simply having a life that's always preparing, but we're never actually coming to the

table with an offering. So I encourage you to listen to this interview,

and I think you will be significantly inspired

and empowered to do just that, deliver more,

be more cognizant of what you want to deliver to people.

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