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Michael B. Jordan EXCLUSIVE: “You’re Ignoring Your Intuition! — That’s Why You Feel So Lost”

In this deeply personal conversation, Jay sits down with the acclaimed actor and filmmaker Michael B. Jordan.

Michael B. JordanguestJay Shettyhost
Mar 11, 20241h 23mWatch on YouTube

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WHAT IT’S REALLY ABOUT

Michael B. Jordan on Purpose, Intuition, Honesty, Team-Building and Loneliness

  1. Michael B. Jordan says he grew up poor in Newark with present, protective parents who hid hardship and instilled the value of family over everything, which he appreciated only in hindsight.
  2. He describes moving from imposter syndrome and doubt toward seeing his path as purposeful, helped by an executive coach and a spiritual advisor, and crystallized as he stepped into directing Creed III.
  3. He relies on intuition as a north star, builds his team through honest conversations and shared values, and is obsessed with strengthening family, breaking generational cycles and leaving a blueprint for the next generation.
  4. He discusses protecting himself from public narratives, defining authenticity as having his energy stay the same for those who know him, and the loneliness and pressure of expectations.
  5. He shares his lesson of being unapologetically honest sooner, his sea moss beverage origin story, how he recharges in Japan, and his hopes for love and family.

IDEAS WORTH REMEMBERING

5 ideas

Gratitude for childhood often arrives in hindsight

Jordan says he only later understood his parents' sacrifices and hidden poverty, and he describes calling his mom to thank her and apologize; Jay Shetty shares a similar call he made to his own mother.

Doubt and imposter syndrome can give way to a sense of purpose

Jordan says it was the sum of doubt, outside opinions and added responsibility that led him, around the time he began directing Creed III, to see his success as his path and to refuse to ignore the chance to change family cycles.

Intuition can guide choices even when paper says otherwise

Jordan calls his intuition a north star that has led him to places he wouldn't trade, even when other options looked better on paper, while acknowledging that spiritual alignment doesn't pay the mortgage.

Team fit comes from conversation, gut feel and shared purpose

Jordan uses his intuition, watches for ego, stresses learning and listening, and wants people who are there because they believe in the mission. Shetty adds his own test of whether he'd want to eat meals with a person.

Authenticity doesn't require sharing everything

Shetty argues authenticity means sharing what you're comfortable with, while Jordan defines it as his energy staying the same for those who truly know him and being able to sleep at night.

WORDS WORTH SAVING

5 quotes

Once you know better, you gotta almost do better. Once you see it, you can't unsee it.

— Michael B. Jordan

That's your moment. It's not that all is lost. When you're feeling the most trapped and down and nothing can go right, I feel like those are the moments that define you.

— Michael B. Jordan

Being honest with where you stand and how you feel, it's really giving another person an option and opportunity to be as honest with you.

— Michael B. Jordan

And if tomorrow never come, at least you can know that you said what you needed to say.

— Michael B. Jordan

I'm obsessed with being the best version of myself, and that's a daily thing. Giving your best is enough. So for anybody out there, you're enough, man.

— Michael B. Jordan

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Growing up in Newark and family valuesImposter syndrome and finding purposeIntuition as a north starMorning meditation and coachingBuilding a values-aligned teamAuthenticity and public perceptionLoneliness, love and delayed gratification

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  • Michael B. Jordan

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    Actor, director, and producer known for Creed and Black Panther.

  • Jay Shetty

    host

    Host of On Purpose, author and former monk focused on purpose and well-being.

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