The Touré Show
If you know me, you know I’m always down for a great podcast. I find that they’re just the best way to make it through your car ride to work. Last year I was hooked on Sooo Many White Guys (thanks to my great friend Nathan who be hookin’ your gurl up!). Recently I’ve been listening to the Touré Show.
The focus of the Touré Show is to interview “successful” people (He does interview a few of my Greats on the show) and ask them to share how they got to the top of their professional careers. The Touré Show is about asking, “What tactics, attitudes, and strategies fueled their success? What can you learn from them that’ll help you on your rise?” So, this is definitely a podcast that’s focused on inspiring you on your journey—whatever that may be for you right now. I’ve listened to about 3 interviews so far. It takes me some time because I often listen more than once to each podcast, but so far I’m enjoying the ride.
I can’t say that Touré always asks the BEST questions, but he does accomplish his goal. He asks what he needs to ask to get these people to define their idea of what success is, to explain what keeps them driven, and what specifically did they do on their journey to get them to where they are now.
My favorite interview so far is Mr. Spike Lee (but of course—I realize I’m partial). But I’m here to tell you that you must hear the GEMS Lee drops on us in this hour long interview! They discuss the current state of Hollywood and the feminist movement that’s shaking things up right now. This leads them to discuss Spike’s Netflix series, “She’s Gotta Have It”, and ultimately how he has accomplished everything he has in his great career: What experiences, challenges, and people set his career in motion and how he kept it going.
There are many moments when he says things that made me rewind and play it again. There are moments that will make you laugh out loud. I promise! It is dense, full of awesome tokens of knowledge, but if I had to choose one to share with you guys here, it’s when he quotes Branch Rickey, and says, “Luck is residue of design.” He goes further and explains, “If you’re bussing your ass, you’re putting yourself in the position for good things to happen! If you’re half steppin’ you’re not gonna get the opportunity or if you do you won’t be prepared.”
POW! Just like that, Spike Lee basically tells us to get up off our asses! He urges us to work with passion and dedication. He realizes that most people in the world go to jobs they hate and that loving what you do is key, but when we find that, if we’re lucky enough to find that, then we must WORK and “luck” will be on our side.
It was a reminder of the significance of Santiago’s life in Coelho’s The Alchemist, when he learns, first hand, that “When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you achieve it.” - The Alchemist