#166 Breaking Free of the Rules — Rick Lewis on being a child actor, dropping out of college, being a professional juggler, street performing and a clowning, the corporate world as an outsider, breaking rules, parenting and how to reinvent yourself
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- 0:00:00 – Video intro
- 0:00:54 – Guest introduction
- 0:01:42 – The scripts that Tick grew up with
- 0:08:53 – College
- 0:11:48 – Entrepreneurship
- 0:15:07 – Aiming at the end itself
- 0:17:32 – Guided by joy
- 0:19:23 – “You can be whatever you want”
- 0:21:02 – Getting support from “believers” — his wife and others
- 0:25:34 – Getting into public speaking, writing the book
- 0:27:12 – “How to avoid plateauing, deliberately stepping into discomfort”
- 0:34:19 – Public speaking and the origins of the bad waiter routine
- 0:40:45 – Observing the corporate world as an outsider
- 0:43:33 – The biggest takeaways from Rick’s performances, finding the throughline
- 0:46:21 – Putting your attention to where the horse is already going
- 0:48:00 – Finding ways to break free of the rules
- 0:58:21 – Being able to continually reinvent yourself
- 1:00:10 – Parenting
- 1:05:18 – How is Rick thinking about the next 10 years of his journey?
- 1:08:05 – How to approach public speaking?
- 1:11:51 – Pivot to the podium
- 1:13:33 – Rapid fire questions with Rick
- 1:16:37 – Where can we learn more about Rick?
Rick Lewis could be succinctly described as “a speaker, author & professional consultant”, but such technical labelling wouldn’t paint a fair picture of who he really is. He describes what he’s doing as “intelligent misbehavior”. He’s public appearances have a much deeper goal than just pure entertainment. Rick is passionate about discovering and breaking the hidden rules that rule our behavior and stifle our growth as people.
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