{"id":13551,"date":"2026-08-13T00:31:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T04:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/how-to-reinvent-yourself-and-make-bold-moves-decisive-stories-from-matthew-mcconaughey-steve-young-samin-nosrat-and-more-879\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T00:31:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T04:31:56","slug":"how-to-reinvent-yourself-and-make-bold-moves-decisive-stories-from-matthew-mcconaughey-steve-young-samin-nosrat-and-more-879","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/how-to-reinvent-yourself-and-make-bold-moves-decisive-stories-from-matthew-mcconaughey-steve-young-samin-nosrat-and-more-879\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Reinvent Yourself and Make Bold Moves \u2014 Decisive Stories from Matthew McConaughey, Steve Young, Samin Nosrat, and More (#879)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/hop.clickbank.net\/?affiliate=infohatch&amp;vendor=J1R2C\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10614 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png\" alt=\"Profit Gen\" width=\"400\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png 400w, https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/reinvent.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/reinvent.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/reinvent.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/reinvent.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/reinvent.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/reinvent.jpg?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/reinvent.jpg?w=1662&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1662w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a special compilation devoted to reinvention: how to shed an identity that no longer fits, decide on a new chapter, navigate uncertainty, and commit to what\u2019s next.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This episode is brought to you by:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shopify.com\/tim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Shopify<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0global commerce platform, providing tools to start, grow, market, and manage a retail business<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/livemomentous.com\/Tim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Momentous<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0high-quality creatine for cognitive and muscular support<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"podcast-player\">\n<div class=\"podcast-player-inner-wrap\">\n<p>How to Reinvent Yourself and Make Bold Moves \u2014 Decisive Stories from Matthew McConaughey, Steve Young, Samin Nosrat, and More<\/p>\n<p><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.art19.com\/shows\/58dacbdc-646e-4585-9914-19c3de11d1ba\/episodes\/9eacccbb-545a-4944-81c8-d1c9a0efd805\/embed?type=micro\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 30px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional podcast platforms<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Listen to this episode on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/879-how-to-reinvent-yourself-and-make-bold-moves\/id863897795?i=1000782939619\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/4AzyyJuuNw417NAfbod73l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\/+AAKebuVUpDc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Overcast<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcastaddict.com\/podcast\/2031148#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Podcast Addict<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pca.st\/timferriss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pocket Casts<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/castbox.fm\/channel\/id1059468?country=us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Castbox<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MatthewMcConaughey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/officiallymcconaughey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Matthew\u2019s appearance on the podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2020\/10\/19\/matthew-mcconaughey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">474<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Connect with <strong>Steve Young<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hggc.com\/team\/j-steven-young\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HGGC<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/foreveryoung.org\/pages\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Forever Young Foundation<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SteveYoungQB\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">X<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/steveyoung\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Steve\u2019s appearance on the podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2026\/01\/14\/steve-young\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">847<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Connect with <strong>Lori Gottlieb<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lorigottlieb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/column\/ask-the-therapist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ask the Therapist Column (NYT)<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LoriGottlieb1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">X<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GottliebLori\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lorigottlieb_author\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lori\u2019s appearance on the podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2020\/03\/19\/lori-gottlieb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">415<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Connect with <strong>Suleika Jaouad<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.suleikajaouad.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/suleikajaouad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">X<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SuleikaJaouadPage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/suleikajaouad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Suleika\u2019s appearance on the podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2021\/06\/01\/suleika-jaouad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">516<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Connect with <strong>Samin Nosrat<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ciaosamin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/samin.nosrat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ciaosamin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Samin\u2019s appearance on the podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2018\/10\/01\/samin-nosrat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">339<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Connect with <strong>Martine Rothblatt<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unither.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">United Therapeutics Corporation<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/skybiome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">X<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/transbinary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Martine\u2019s appearance on the podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2020\/12\/16\/martine-rothblatt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">487<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Connect with <strong>Debbie Millman<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/debbiemillman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/designmattersmedia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Design Matters Podcast<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/debbiemillman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">X<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/debbie.millman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/debbiemillman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Debbie\u2019s appearances on the podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2020\/10\/09\/debbie-millman-book-recommendations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">472<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2018\/03\/21\/how-to-prioritize-your-life-and-make-time-for-what-matters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">304<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2017\/03\/25\/the-secrets-tactics-and-creative-processes-of-high-performers-and-achievers-debbie-millman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">230<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2017\/01\/12\/how-to-design-a-life-debbie-millman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">214<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recommended Reading, Listening, &amp; Viewing<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Books<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Movies &amp; TV<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">People<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Timestamps<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>[00:00:00] Intro from Tim.<\/li>\n<li>[00:01:43] Matthew McConaughey: Walking away from rom-coms, the 20-month \u201cdesert,\u201d and unbranding.<\/li>\n<li>[00:14:35] Steve Young: Treating retirement like a death you must mourn; Staubach\u2019s advice to \u201crun.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>[00:17:16] Lori Gottlieb: Quitting Hollywood, then medical school, to follow the fire in her belly.<\/li>\n<li>[00:24:38] Suleika Jaouad: Cured isn\u2019t healed \u2014 PTSD, and inventing her own rite of passage.<\/li>\n<li>[00:36:47] Samin Nosrat: Shutting down her pasta business; trusting feelings over spreadsheets.<\/li>\n<li>[00:45:04] Martine Rothblatt: Teaching herself biology to find a drug to save her daughter.<\/li>\n<li>[00:56:51] Debbie Millman: The 10-year plan for a \u201cremarkable life.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quotations from This Episode<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cFuck the bucks, I\u2019m going for the experience. If I read a role that shakes me in my boots, and challenges the vitality that I feel in my own real life, and challenges me, the man I am in my own real life, that\u2019s what I\u2019m going after.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014\u00a0Matthew McConaughey<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cWhat I\u2019ve learned about transition [is] that everyone \u2026 needs to recognize and treat it like a death, to mourn it and go through all the steps of mourning it and burying it and actually having it as a place that you can keep referring to as almost like a grave site. Because otherwise you carry it around and you never transition.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014\u00a0Steve Young<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cThinking about death makes us happier. I don\u2019t mean dwelling \u2014 just acknowledging it. Just acknowledging that life has a 100 percent mortality rate and most of us don\u2019t know how or when we\u2019re going to die.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014\u00a0Lori Gottlieb<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cRecovering wasn\u2019t about a return to the old. It was a brute, terrifying act of discovery.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014\u00a0Suleika Jaouad<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cNow that I know what\u2019s possible \u2014 negatively and also positively \u2014 I know what to ask for and I know how to articulate that.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014\u00a0Samin Nosrat<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cWhat I didn\u2019t know, I just kept going backwards in academia, backwards in learning or pedagogia, until I would even get to a high school level textbook that would explain something. And I said, \u2018Okay, I get that.\u2019 And I kept taking notes and just educated myself night after night until I learned everything I needed to know.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014\u00a0Martine Rothblatt<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cWrite this day, this one day, 10 years from now. What does your whole day look like? Start from the minute you wake up, brush your teeth, have your coffee or tea, all the way through until when you tuck yourself in at night. What is that day like for you? Dream big. Dream without any fear. Write it all down. You don\u2019t have to share it with anyone other than yourself. Put your whole heart into it and write like there\u2019s no tomorrow. Write like your life depends on it because it does. And then, read it once a year and see what happens. It\u2019s magic.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014\u00a0Debbie Millman<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2023\/04\/21\/derek-sivers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Want to hear<\/a> another episode with someone who walked away at the top to reinvent himself?<\/strong> Listen to my conversation with author, entrepreneur, and one-time circus clown <a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2023\/04\/21\/derek-sivers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Derek Sivers<\/strong><\/a>, in which we discussed selling CD Baby and giving the proceeds to charity, the joys of an un-optimized life, finding paths less traveled, taking giant leaps, the wisdom of quitting when you\u2019re ahead, picking the right game of life, why saying \u201cgood enough\u201d can be a superpower, <a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2023\/04\/21\/derek-sivers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">and much more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hop.clickbank.net\/?affiliate=infohatch&amp;vendor=J1R2C\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10614 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png\" alt=\"Profit Gen\" width=\"400\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png 400w, https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a special compilation devoted to reinvention: how to shed an identity that no longer fits, decide on a new chapter, navigate uncertainty, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13552,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-growth"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13551"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13551\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}