Curiosity Killed the Cat 🤔
but what if it saved you
Since I was a kid breaking down my goals into steps has been simple.
Getting an A in math? Do your homework, study daily, put in the work.
Making the football team? Figure out your strengths, play with people better than you, put in the work.
Getting your dream job? Know what it takes, network, use Glassdoor, practice for the interview, put in the work.
I can’t think of any goal I’ve had that didn’t have the steps outlined.
If I did what I had to do, the outcome would exist.
(it’s another story I didn’t do most of these, but it was clear how to achieve them haha)
Until now. How do you become a comedian? Write jokes, get shows, become undeniably funny, eventually someone’s going to recognize you. Right?
What’s the target here? Getting a Netflix special? Traveling and performing at clubs? Doing a podcast? Doing movies? Producing your own shows?
How do you know that you’re on the right track?
In Today’s Email 😳: (Read Time: 3 mins)
The road less traveled: Only if Google Maps worked here
[Video] Every time this song plays in a movie: Am I wrong?
Comic To Watch: The King of Comedy Gospel
The road less traveled is romanticized.
But why?
The attraction to explore this road is almost primal. It attracts all but scares most.
The choice to avoid it could be comfort in familiarity, practicality, lack of initiative or something else.
But the choice to take it - that intrigues me.
I think we face this choice daily.
Choosing to go to the gym, eating healthy, being brave, thinking outside the box are all examples of being in this minority. The more consequential the decision the smaller the minority.
Personally, choosing this romanticized path has been part of my decision making.
As a kid it resulted in guaranteed rebellion 😉
As an adult, it provides insight into following my gut.
The path less traveled is a GOOD indicator of the right path that’s ignored because it’s more difficult.
Finding a job that’s right for you.
Switching to a career that excites you.
Shooting for goals that scare you.
Finding purpose.
All of these are adult decisions with two paths, the easy way and the hard way.
I only know a handful of people who’ve attempted to go down these difficult paths.
And I get it. These are very difficult questions with extremely painful answers and to most an unacceptable risk to reward ratio.
Following your dreams feels overrated - I like embracing your fears.
Back to the intrigue - So why do people chose the path less traveled?
I think it boils down to curiosity.
What if there’s something I can be really good at?
What if there’s a way it could work?
What if it makes me fulfilled?
You chose this path when the itch to answer these questions is greater than the perceived pain of going down it.
Curiosity killed the cat but what if it saved the human?
On a more cheerful note
Do you feel the same way?
Comic to Watch
This week’s comic is a hidden treasure. He’s one of those comics who’s bee around forever and done everything but never reached real stardom.
Here are his credits:
198 episodes on MADtv (the second highest ever)
Soul Train, Jerry Mcguire, Family Guy, even hosted the AVN Awards twice
He’s been doing comedy longer than I’ve been alive and still tours to this day
I can spend hours scrolling through his videos and he’s one of the few comics that makes me laugh out regularly.
Aries Spears
That’s all for today - I appreciate you ❤️
- Talk soon killers!