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Motivational Speaker Dynasties and Broke Life Coaches
from Tough Love · #3
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2 minThey wonder if any famous preacher's kid became a huge success, question whether motivational speaking is a hereditary racket, and joke about life coaches who are personally broke or getting evicted while still selling success.
- 9:30Motivational speaker seminars cost around $5,000 and welcome anyone's conception of God—bring your own.
- 9:54Tim hates opening acts at concerts, even when the headliner is John Hyatt, a musician he respects.
- 10:19Nepotism in finance, law, and politics doesn't bother him, but something about a musician's kid opening for the parent bothers him personally.
- 10:40Jason Reitman directing Juno as a successful example of nepotism in film, though the pattern isn't universal.
- 10:56Comedy seems uniquely dynasty-proof because success requires actual work and can't be handed down like other industries.
John HyattJason ReitmanPaulie ShoreRain Pryor