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Break Your Expectations, Get Closer to Your Heart – Kyle Cease : 606

Jul 4, 2019

Kyle Cease, a New York Times bestselling author and comedian, shares his journey from a grueling comedy career to becoming a transformational speaker. He discusses the importance of humor in overcoming anxiety and self-doubt, emphasizing personal evolution and authenticity. Cease reflects on the emotional complexities of stage fright and the power of spontaneity, stressing how releasing control can enhance creativity. He challenges societal norms around aging and wealth, advocating for a mindset shift to unlock life's potential and true happiness.

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Happiness Illusion

One illusion humans experience is believing happiness comes after an event.
True happiness is being okay with all emotions, creating space for things to happen.

ANECDOTE

Early Stand-Up

Kyle Cease started stand-up in second grade, using Gallagher's material.
Despite not understanding the adult themes, he recognized comedic patterns and delivery.

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Pneumonia and Reflection

After an intense touring schedule, Kyle Cease developed pneumonia and was hospitalized.
This near-death experience was a turning point, prompting reflection on his lifestyle.

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In this episode of Bulletproof Radio, I’m interviewing a guy I just met at the Consumer Health Summit in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Kyle Cease is a well-known comedian who has two No. 1 Comedy Central specials to his credit. He’s also a “New York Times” best-selling author of “I Hope I Screw This Up” and a transformational speaker who helps people release anxiety and fear on stage.

Kyle comes from an extended family of entertainers. He started asking to do stand-up routines for his classmates in second grade. By 18, he was on a wild ride more than 250 nights a year headlining comedy shows. He did this for years at the expense of his physical and mental health. A bout of pneumonia took him down after a particularly brutal touring schedule; he developed crippling stage fright out of nowhere; and he was disparaged by the comedian community of which he’d been such an integral part. After that, he reassessed everything about himself and the life he’d been living.

I did not know who Kyle was until I met him at the summit. I sat next to him at dinner and thought “This guy has an amazing brain where we can talk about humor, and we can talk about how that turns into letting people really talk about what's going on.”

His wit is sharp, and his improv is hands-down amazing. Prepared remarks? Nah. Bullet points on a presentation? Nope. He’s the master of riffing and creative flow in the moment. And while he may be spontaneous, he’s deeply grounded in self-awareness. He believes strongly and says so. So instead of jokes, he shares insights about our all-so-common human condition during our interview. (As well as his foray into raw veganism and tuning into his body vibrations.) Here are some of his zingers:

Happiness: “I find that one illusion that every human is in, is the illusion of when something happens, I'll be happy.”
Expectations: “I have a belief that no one can break your heart, but they can break your expectations.”
Creativity: “I believe if you're not continually creating, your mind will creatively sabotage you.”
Life: “A lot of us spend a lot of our life trying to protect a life that we're not living.”

You’re going to learn a lot today from this interview, because Kyle uses humor in a way that gets way underneath what's really going on with you.

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