MENTORS MAGAZINE | EDITION 1 | 11
She coached me in other ways to think: what
if it is a breeze? What if I love it?
James Altucher tried stand-up-comedy. He’s
a writer. He’s doing something out of his
comfort zone.
But he’s willing to do it for the experience,
and he’s sharing his learning curve to inspire
others.
Though I haven’t met him, knowing he was
stepping out beyond his fear fortified me to
do it, too.
- I got educated.
To prepare for my show, I attended an online
Masterclass with David Mamet, and another
with Usher.
Both were astoundingly good.
My band of legends: me, Daniel Barrett, Glenn Fugunaga, Joe
Vitale
Mamet is a Pulitzer prize-winning playwright
and screenwriter. I think he is a genius.
He said most people are too afraid to be bad
to be good.
You have to start someplace.
I reminded myself of this as I prepared for
the live event.
While I wanted to step out on stage and be
“perfect,” Mamet reminded me that I will
probably step out and be bad.
But bad is where you start. You can’t get to
It also helps to see people successful
in one field try their hand in a
completely different field.
You have to be bad first to start
being good.