Michael McIntyre's Sexy Success Secret

Last Thursday, I had the absolute pleasure of going to see the greatest comedian of our time, Mr. Michael McIntyre.  What an incredibly hilarious man he is.  

Now there are a lot of very funny people out there that you and I know. However, they are not where he is at the top of the comedic world commanding the laughter of tens of thousands at a time face to face and millions via screen.  How did he get there?

After researching his journey I have found a number of key reasons why he is where is. Most of these reasons are unsexy and by that I mean that they are not the epic momentary Hollywood fix. Some of these may be interesting or inspiring but they are not sexy.

One reason IS sexy and it is literally a ground shaking, life changing Adrian say's 'Win!!' to Rocky Balboa, rags to riches in a moment of pure scriptwriter's ecstasy kind of reason.

Let's start with the unsexy reasons, which are still very cool, and build up to the epic Zenith!

Unsexy Reasons

1. Michael grew up in an atmosphere of comedy. His father wrote the scripts for the legendarily hilarious Kenny Everett, who used to visit their family home. He therefore had genetic and environmental access to some of the greatest gag minds and practitioners in the country.

2. Michael worked damn hard. K. Anders Ericsson shared the research, which Malcolm Gladwell popularised, indicating that it takes approximately ten thousand hours of intentional practice to become world class at anything. Michael did his 10,000 hours for sure. For 7 years he played the clubs up and down the country, in particular Jongleurs. He took every opportunity he could to refine his craft, meticulously scribbling notes on a little pad which he carried around in his pocket. He was always poised to convert any awkward situation into a shared moment of hilarity. 

3. Michael had a supportive wife who encouraged him in moments of despair like when he broke down crying in a restaurant in Edinburgh after not getting some much needed recognition for his tireless work.

4. Michael eventually found an incredible agent who helped transform his career from relative obscurity and $30k of debt to the colossal heights we know him at today.

The Sexy Reason

While all of the above was crucial to the success we see today it is highly likely that none of it would have converted without one epic moment which Michael shares in his autobiograpy 'Life and Laughing'. This moment is the moment he held his new baby son Lucas for the first time. Until that moment he was stuck in debt and low paid gigs. He was mentally unable to find a way out.  

However in a moment of pure transformation he looked at his newborn son cradling in his arms and his son appeared to look back at him asking, 'Can you afford me?'. In that moment everything changed. Michael couldn't make the change for himself but he could do it for his son. That day he did what it took. He found out the name of the best agent in the business and called them up straight away. 

Sometimes we take a small step forward and it brings us a little bit closer to our goal. Other times we take a small step forward onto a fast train which takes us all the way to our goal. This was one of those times. Within weeks Michael was out of the clubs and playing some of the biggest gigs in the country. Within months he was on television playing in front of His Royal Highness at the Royal Variety Show and bringing blissful joy to millions of new fans up and down the country.

One of my mentors, the awesome Jim Rohn used to say, 'If the Why is big enough the How is easy'. It worked for Michael and it can work for you too.

So what is your goal?  The one that you have been aching to achieve but just have not found the strength within to do what it takes to make it happen.

1) Take a piece of paper and write down 21 reasons you want to achieve it.  

2) Note the most emotionally moving of those reasons and circle them.

3) Keep this paper in your pocket and take it out and glance at it regularly.  

This will create the emotional fuel required to set you in motion consistently.  It works.

I've used this method to make radical transformation in myself and hundreds of others. Clients have quit addictions and accelerated businesses (sometimes both) by using this method. If you really want change don't just smile and say 'oh that's a good idea... some day I'll'.  Nothing will happen if you do that.

Take out a piece of paper now and spend just 5 minutes transforming your life. I promise you, you will not regret it whether you are an aspiring comedian, a wantrapreneur or a lonely soul who hasn't yet found their true love.  Write down your goal, write down your Whys - Make it happen today. 

If you have a question/topic you would like me to write a post on just leave a comment below or message me.  In the meantime download my acclaimed book  The Winning Mode with my compliments - it's powerful stuff!

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