will.i.am - Seeing things that others can’t (E227)
The High Performance Podcast
High Performance
4.8 • 4.7K Ratings
🗓️ 4 December 2023
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
This conversation encourages us to be a spark of light in the room, foster positivity, creativity, and a relentless pursuit of personal growth.
will.i.am is a rapper, producer and artist. Identifying as a ‘futurist’ will.i.am defines what this means to him and how looking into the future informs all of his decision making. In this episode, Jake and Damian explore the philosophies and ideas guiding his personal and professional life.
From growing up in housing projects with seven siblings, to fulfilling his dream of being a full-time creative, will.i.am explains how his mother is a core part of everything he has achieved. He shares a personal and emotional private message he received from her recently and the powerful meaning it has to him.
Throughout this conversation, will.i.am provides valuable insights on finding one’s true self, including navigating the delicate balance of ego removal, self-reflection, and the necessity of private time to unwind. He shares why he sees his ADHD diagnosis as his biggest superpower.
This interview is a deep dive into a truly creative mind, exploring spirituality, how to stop worrying about being judged by others, and why we should all seek to see things differently.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi there, you're listening to High Performance, the award-winning podcast that unlocks the minds of some of the most fascinating people on the planet. |
| 0:09.0 | I'm Jake Humphrey and alongside Professor Damien Hughes we learn from the stories, successes and struggles of our guests, |
| 0:15.7 | allowing us all to explore, be challenged, and to grow. Here's what's coming up today. |
| 0:24.0 | Am I at my high self right now? No. |
| 0:25.0 | I know that I'm not there yet. |
| 0:27.0 | And I will never get there. |
| 0:29.0 | Because once I get to that higher self, |
| 0:31.0 | guess what? |
| 0:32.0 | There's another higher self. |
| 0:35.4 | It is these freaking super power bro, that's straight up. ADHD gang, |
| 0:39.2 | hami. So if a kid is on the spectrum, instead of looking at it like, oh, they have a limited bandwidth? |
| 0:46.4 | No, they actually have a broader scope of bandwidth, and they see things you can see. I feel like I met my best friend for the first time. |
| 0:57.0 | I feel like I just met the person. |
| 1:00.0 | I've always been waiting to meet my whole entire life and that person is my mom. |
| 1:04.4 | I feel like I met someone that I've always known but never really knew who they actually were. |
| 1:11.1 | I'm spiritually undefeated because of my squad because of my friends. |
| 1:17.0 | That's a small taster of what you can expect on what was a really fascinating and varied conversation with the seven-time |
| 1:24.6 | Grammy winner Will I Am a man who has sold hundreds of millions of records but does so |
| 1:29.8 | much more than that whether it's investing in technology businesses whether it's clothing, whether it's investing in technology businesses, whether it's clothing |
| 1:34.1 | lines, whether it's TV shows, whether it's music, whether it's live shows. |
| 1:38.4 | This is a guy who brings energy to everything that he does. |
| 1:41.9 | And if you love this conversation and you want even more, |
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