#879: How to Reinvent Yourself and Make Bold Moves — Decisive Stories from Matthew McConaughey, Steve Young, Samin Nosrat, and More

About this episode

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’s next. This episode is brought to you by: • Shopify global commerce platform, providing tools to start, grow, market, and manage a retail business • Momentous high-quality creatine for cognitive and muscular support In this episode: • Matthew McConaughey explains why he stopped making romantic comedies, turned down $15 million, and waited nearly two years for Hollywood to see him differently. • Steve Young talks about losing the identity that had defined him and the advice another legendary quarterback gave him. • Lori Gottlieb explains how listening to a quiet inner voice led her from Hollywood to medicine, then to journalism, and finally to psychotherapy. • Suleika Jaouad describes rebuilding her life after cancer when going back to her old life was no longer possible. • Samin Nosrat on walking away from a wildly successful food business that was making her miserable, and making room for the writing career that ultimately became Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat. • Martine Rothblatt tells the remarkable story of teaching her