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KEVIN HART ON: The SECRET To Success & Happiness NOBODY TALKS ABOUT (Do This In 2023) | Jay Shetty

Today, I am talking to Kevin Hart. Kevin is an actor, comedian, author, investor, and CEO. Over the years he has become Hollywood’s box office powerhouse, opening ten films at number one at the box office with $4.23 billion revenue at the global box office. In 2020 Hart starred in “Die Hart,” the first production of its kind, created through his digital network, Laugh Out Loud, and Executive Produced through his production company, Hartbeat Productions. Kevin’s memoir, I Can’t Make This Up, debuted at number one on The New York Times Best Sellers List and remained on the Top 10 Nonfiction Hardcover Bestsellers List for ten weeks straight. Kevin’s digital network, the Laugh Out Loud Network, serves as a platform for emerging comedians and is home to two premium series which both feature Kevin – “What the Fit?” and “Cold as Balls.” We get to see Kevin’s serious side as he talks about self love and team effort. He places emphasis on the importance of focusing our energy on finding a solution rather than wasting time on the problem, how team effort is the foundation to all forms of success, why we should always consider both sides of the story, the beauty of cheering for others success and celebrating it with them, and how self love and self appreciation must start with you and not come from someone else. Truly, there is no shortcut to success. It is earned through hard work, clear purpose, surrounding yourself with the right people, and a multitude of self love. What We Discuss: 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:19 Looking in the mirror and being okay with yourself 00:07:38 Having parents that opens opportunities for you 00:13:06 Don’t focus on the problem, focus on the solution 00:20:45 It’s hard to see the good if you’re only seeing the bad 00:25:20 The simplest things came from an idea 00:35:12 Team effort is the foundation of success 00:43:19 Celebrate each other’s success 00:58:24 Talk to yourself 01:06:47 Looking at things with both lenses 01:10:16 You gotta learn it 01:15:12 Would you wish pain and suffering for anyone? 01:20:50 Critical thinking 01:25:27 There is no handbook to fame 01:29:56 Kevin on Final Five

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Jan 9, 20231h 36mWatch on YouTube ↗

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WHAT IT’S REALLY ABOUT

Kevin Hart on Taming Monsters, Fame, and Building a 'We'

  1. Kevin Hart explains that his 'monsters' are the bad versions of himself, such as ego, grudges, the need for approval, and an addiction to being number one, which he has learned to control rather than eliminate.
  2. He recounts a complacent childhood, his mother's lessons, and a complicated relationship with his father, saying he focuses on solutions rather than problems and does not hold grudges.
  3. Hart says nothing is achieved alone, describing how he moved from an 'I' mindset to a 'we' mindset and values friendships with fellow comedians like Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock built on support rather than competition.
  4. He calls fame the biggest drug, says nobody prepares you for it, and credits his near-death accident with shifting his priorities toward family, though he admits doing right is a daily battle.
  5. In his closing rapid-fire answers, he names his purpose as making the 'we' bigger than 'me', says he no longer needs uncontrollable approval, and proposes a law to 'practice what you preach'.

IDEAS WORTH REMEMBERING

5 ideas

Monsters are the bad versions of yourself that you manage, not erase

Hart says his monsters, like ego, grudges, and expectations, are still there but he can tell them to sit down when they try to pull him back to old behavior.

Focus on solutions rather than problems

Hart did not ridicule his father for his past mistakes; he instead emphasized that it was never too late to change, and the relationship improved as his father became a devoted grandfather.

Not trying is failing

Inspired by Russell Westbrook's 'Why not?', Hart argues people can do many things and only discover this by trying, and he needs a real reason for never having tried something.

No one succeeds alone

Hart says the person who wants all the accolades without embracing the team underneath won't last, and he had to let go of an 'I' monster to let others be great.

Competition and friendship can coexist

Hart describes how he, Dave Chappelle, and Chris Rock challenge each other's material without envy, and compares it to Olympic swimmers who push each other in practice and shake hands afterward.

WORDS WORTH SAVING

5 quotes

Not trying is failing.

— Kevin Hart

The biggest drug, it's not cocaine, it's not heroin, it's not, uh, molly or opioids. And the biggest drug is fame.

— Kevin Hart

Do you know you, and are you okay with you? If you are not, it'll break you.

— Kevin Hart

It's so hard to see the good if you're only seeing the bad.

— Kevin Hart

I would love to, to see a world of more doers than sayers.

— Kevin Hart

Taming personal monstersFame as a drugComplacency and the 'why not' mindsetRelationship with his father and familyTeam over ego and the 'we' mindsetFriendly competition among peersPost-accident perspective and self-awareness

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