What we covered:

• The fear of failure can be your biggest struggle and your best ally
• The importance of failure and why giving up isn’t an option.
• Why belief in yourself is your biggest weapon against difficulties and adversities.
• Why happiness shouldn’t be the end goal.
• How important motivation can be when you want to know what it’s like to succeed.
• The importance of having a strong mindset, especially when you’re just starting out.

Tweetable Quotes:

“I love being happy as much as the next person does. But if you set happiness as your goal, you’re setting yourself up for failure. The key is fulfillment, not happiness.”

“People aren’t afraid of failing so much that they’re being afraid of being a failure.”

“All people need is permission. They just need somebody to go “yeah, go ahead. You can do this.”

“Once you realize that failure doesn’t mean that you’re a failure, it gives people the license to act more broadly”

“It can be a little overwhelming. But if you take things really slow again, just starting out real simple (and) childlike.. You’ll find it immediately..

“Learning is a lot of failures.”

Links Mentioned:

Kurt’s Twitter

Kurt’s Instagram

Kurt’s LinkedIn

Joshua Grange

Aaron Embry

Conor Oberst

K.D Lang

Lex Price

Natasha Bedingfield

Nick Cave

Robert Randolph

Temple Grandin

Todd Hannigan

The Echo Guild

Guitar Institute of Technology (GIT)

The Joshua Tree Inn

Tiny Buddha

The New York Times

The Red Hand File