This is a special compilation devoted to reinvention: how to shed an identity that no longer fits, decide on a new chapter, navigate uncertainty, and commit to what’s next.This episode is brought to you by:<ul><li><a href="https://shopify.com/tim" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shopify</a> global commerce platform, providing tools to start, grow, market, and manage a retail business</li><li><a href="https://livemomentous.com/Tim" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Momentous</a> high-quality creatine for cognitive and muscular support</li></ul>In this episode:&nbsp;<ul><li>Matthew McConaughey explains why he stopped making romantic comedies, turned down $15 million, and waited nearly two years for Hollywood to see him differently.</li><li>Steve Young talks about losing the identity that had defined him and the advice another legendary quarterback gave him.</li><li>Lori Gottlieb explains how listening to a quiet inner voice led her from Hollywood to medicine, then to journalism, and finally to psychotherapy.</li><li>Suleika Jaouad describes rebuilding her life after cancer when going back to her old life was no longer possible.</li><li>Samin Nosrat on walking away from a wildly successful food business that was making her miserable, and making room for the writing career that ultimately became Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat.</li><li>Martine Rothblatt tells the remarkable story of teaching herself biology and starting a pharmaceutical company to save her daughter’s life.</li><li>Finally, Debbie Millman gives you a simple exercise for imagining—and creating—the life you truly want.</li></ul>Timestamps:00:00 Intro from Tim01:43 Matthew McConaughey14:35 Steve Young17:16 Lori Gottlieb24:38 Suleika Jaouad36:47 Samin Nosrat45:04 Martine Rothblatt56:51 Debbie MillmanShort bios: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/officiallymcconaughey/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Matthew McConaughey</a> is an Academy Award-winning actor—whose career spans 40+ feature films—a cofounder of the Just Keep Livin’ foundation, and the bestselling author of Greenlights.<a href="https://www.instagram.com/steveyoung/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Steve Young</a> is a Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback, Super Bowl MVP, and co-founder and chairman of private-equity firm HGGC.<a href="https://lorigottlieb.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lori Gottlieb</a> is a psychotherapist, the New York Times “Ask the Therapist” advice columnist, and the bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone.<a href="https://www.suleikajaouad.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Suleika Jaouad</a> is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, artist, and bestselling author of Between Two Kingdoms and The Book of Alchemy.<a href="https://ciaosamin.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Samin Nosrat</a> is the James Beard Award–winning author of the New York Times bestseller Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat—also the title of her acclaimed Netflix series.<a href="https://www.unither.com/about-us/leadership/martine-rothblatt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dr. Martine Rothblatt</a> is the founder, chairperson, and CEO of United Therapeutics—a biotechnology company she started to save the life of one of her daughters—and a pioneer of satellite radio.<a href="https://debbiemillman.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Debbie Millman</a> is one of the most influential designers working today, according to Graphic Design USA, an author, an educator, and the host of the pioneering podcast Design Matters, now celebrating its 21st year.*For show notes and past guests on <a href="https://tim.blog/podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Tim Ferriss Show</a>, please visit <a href="https://tim.blog/podcast/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=podcast-description" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tim.blog/podcast</a>.For deals from sponsors of <a href="https://tim.blog/podcast" 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