

You Can’t Always Get What You Want: Comedian Ethan T. Berlin on How to Overcome Rejection (and Use it to Experience Big Success)
Are you letting the fear of rejection hold you back? If you have you ever let the word “No” stop you from making your dream a reality then today’s episode is for you! I am joined by Ethan T. Berlin who shares his journey of working through the rejections to fulfilling his life-long dream of becoming a comedian.
We discuss:
- The big change he made in order to keep his happiness
- Ethan’s perspective on taking jobs that aren’t in alignment with who you are and how to tell the difference
- The two steps you need to take in order for your idea to come to fruition
- How derailments did not stop him from getting what he ultimately wanted
- Ethan’s top takeaways that can be applied to both improv and business
- And so much more!
Ethan T. Berlin is an Emmy Award-nominated television comedy writer and a Junior Library Guild selected picture book author. His debut picture book, The Hugely-Wugely Spider, was called “a hilarious twist on an old fingerplay” by Kirkus Review. Ethan’s TV credits include “Billy On the Street,” “Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell,” and “Da Ali G Show.” He co-created IFC’s comedy game show, “Bunk.” Most recently, Ethan served as head writer and executive producer for TruTV’s “Paid Off,” which was named as “Noteworthy” by The NY Times. He teaches comedy writing at NYU and SUNY Stonybrook.
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