Yara Shahidi

Out of alignment.

Out of alignment.

Yeah, when we're out of alignment, I think where I'm surrounded by people that are like, all right, cool, this is just a cue that we need to realign. I'm like, oh, Lord, what's happening? What's happening in the world? Why is this happening? This should be so simple. I think a lot of that is also the fact that

Yeah, when we're out of alignment, I think where I'm surrounded by people that are like, all right, cool, this is just a cue that we need to realign. I'm like, oh, Lord, what's happening? What's happening in the world? Why is this happening? This should be so simple. I think a lot of that is also the fact that

I love the creative industry, but in my mind, I'm like, what we do should be so straightforward. Out of all the life-saving things that people do in the world that really do require a lot of challenges, why is creativity so challenging?

I love the creative industry, but in my mind, I'm like, what we do should be so straightforward. Out of all the life-saving things that people do in the world that really do require a lot of challenges, why is creativity so challenging?

And so it's part of what prompted the podcast because it was like, okay, a lot of the solves that I even experienced were just through conversations with friends, mentors, and peers in certain rooms where they would kind of contextualize is it a challenge or is it this? Is it a part of your personal alignment?

And so it's part of what prompted the podcast because it was like, okay, a lot of the solves that I even experienced were just through conversations with friends, mentors, and peers in certain rooms where they would kind of contextualize is it a challenge or is it this? Is it a part of your personal alignment?

And just in them sharing personal stories, I think it gave me a lot more context for the idea that I was just taking it too seriously, taking the sign of a challenge too seriously versus being like, it's just kind of a part of life. It's just life. Yeah. It's going to happen. It's not that you've done anything wrong or could have done anything better. It's just the process.

And just in them sharing personal stories, I think it gave me a lot more context for the idea that I was just taking it too seriously, taking the sign of a challenge too seriously versus being like, it's just kind of a part of life. It's just life. Yeah. It's going to happen. It's not that you've done anything wrong or could have done anything better. It's just the process.

That's a good question. I think You know, I think this is actually right now is the result of diagnosing the misalignment some months ago and being like, we're going to meticulously find alignment. And so I'd have to say what's been most inspiring about right now is that creatively we're working with people that we love.

That's a good question. I think You know, I think this is actually right now is the result of diagnosing the misalignment some months ago and being like, we're going to meticulously find alignment. And so I'd have to say what's been most inspiring about right now is that creatively we're working with people that we love.

On the business side, it's like, oh, we have a team where it's like we're all – even when we deal with the basic issues that kind of happen externally, as a team we're all such a united front that it's also made those moments easier to get through because –

On the business side, it's like, oh, we have a team where it's like we're all – even when we deal with the basic issues that kind of happen externally, as a team we're all such a united front that it's also made those moments easier to get through because –

Ooh, that's a great question. I think there are many different ways. I think for some of the bigger things, it really is...

Ooh, that's a great question. I think there are many different ways. I think for some of the bigger things, it really is...

I think a lot of it is that feeling of when I get a wave of excitement, it's like, oh, that's interesting. That means that my curiosity is piqued. A lot of, I think, what I'm interested in tackling next comes from a wave of curiosity. Like, for some reason, this has grabbed my attention. I really couldn't tell you why. It's not because, oh, it's the logical next step. I think whether that be...

I think a lot of it is that feeling of when I get a wave of excitement, it's like, oh, that's interesting. That means that my curiosity is piqued. A lot of, I think, what I'm interested in tackling next comes from a wave of curiosity. Like, for some reason, this has grabbed my attention. I really couldn't tell you why. It's not because, oh, it's the logical next step. I think whether that be...

you know, the podcast starting as conversations. And then I think I wrote the name, The Optimist Project on like a random hotel, like a little pen and pad they had at the bedside. And then the analytical side starts of like, okay, how do we bring this into the world? But I think, yeah, a lot of it comes from that just kind of wave of, oh, I'm really curious by this.

you know, the podcast starting as conversations. And then I think I wrote the name, The Optimist Project on like a random hotel, like a little pen and pad they had at the bedside. And then the analytical side starts of like, okay, how do we bring this into the world? But I think, yeah, a lot of it comes from that just kind of wave of, oh, I'm really curious by this.