Mike Rowe Takes a MASTER CLASS on Capturing Ideas with Steven Pressfield | The Way I Heard It

Mike Rowe talks with Steven Pressfield, the two-time New York Times Bestselling author of The War of Art, Gates of Fire, and The Legend of Bagger Vance, discusses how to listen to your muse while ignoring your Resistance, why he carries a Smith Corona typewriter but doesn’t actually use it, and what he learned from driving a truck, picking fruit, and writing advertising copy. His newest book is a memoir titled Govt Cheese.
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[@fireice1997]

Hey Mike! You just took a picture with my mom in NY. Just wanted to say thank you for being so nice to my mom and letting her explain how I’ve been a huge fan and how I got to see your speech at the 2010 Boy Scout jamboree. Hopefully one day our paths will cross and I’ll get to shake your hand!

[@dillybar9709]

That is not a surprise, Mike is so genuine that I imagine he is exactly as we see him on his shows. He's the real deal and my favorite "non celebrity" famous human being 😂

[@oliverjamito9902]

Remember thy hands is worth more than Creation itself! Why? My Father God of the Living hands shared unto thee all!

[@larryl43]

I may hear a phrase numerous times through out my life but it only made sense when I was ready to hear it.

[@ItsJADA]

Midnight here in Queensland Australia, and nothing better than listening in... all the best everyone

[@hawkarae]

Cheers Mate ❤

[@scottthelen2309]

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[@gwbuilder5779]

Cheers mate! I'm 18 hours behind you and the last time zone of the world in your tomorrow.🤙

[@johnokamoto6762]

And also to you!

[@arizonafuelmanagement3573]

The dust of the Stars. Connection to the universe.

[@valerieforonda60]

Thank you for being out there. Tou are my hero. God bless you and yours always.

[@friendlyone2706]

I ate a lot of government cheese (high quality cheddar), powder cheese, powder eggs (made GREAT scrambled eggs and added nutrients to boxed dinners and baking mixes) and other government items, but not because I was on the government poor list, but because of friends and relatives who were and traded the foods (that they always dissed) for other items or simply gave them away because they had too much and didn't like them. I wish I could buy the powdered food -- long term storage and very good for casseroles and baking. Those foods helped get me through college. I appreciated them far more than their intended recipients.

[@robertspeight6460]

we had government peanut butter and regular butter as well

[@dw5523]

Can't help myself, the government cheese thing got me. It goes back to prohibition. Ice cream replaced alcohol as the social consumable, demand for milk went through the roof, and the dairy industry was born. After prohibition there was a huge surplus of milk, which the government decided to buy rather than letting the industry collapse. Farmers began to produce more milk since they were being paid by the government, which had more milk than they needed. Since they couldn't store milk long term they turned it all into cheese, and now we have 1.5 BILLION pounds of the stuff in cold storage across the country.

[@JoanOfArgghh]

Such a worthy conversation. Thank you, gentlemen.

[@westhillswood51]

51:30 Has a big point. A decent metaphor lies in the local auto racing guy. He goes out every Saturday and runs eleventyfifth. His buddy looks on and asks "Do you ever win?" "No, I'm happy to get a top ten." When he finally gets to winning, his buddy asks "Did you win the season championship?" "No, but we keep at it." When he wins the Championship, his buddy asks "Are you in the top division?" "No, but we're stepping up next season." You can see how this might one day lead to his buddy asking "You've been doing this for years and still haven't won the Daytona 500. Why did you waste all this time and effort?" I operate a local wood shop and make simple things, fix the neighbor's chair, refinish a table or two along the way. Hand cut dovetails, classic design, fancy video-worthy heirlooms are not what I do. But I win every day.

[@DarkoP9.13]

While i was reading your comment and especially the last part, i though "...But you are winning every day" ...before i read the last sentence. it is this satanic world that fools us that only if you receive a big monetary reward , or a Award in your field, or TV recognition, only then you have "succeeded" . So many people Suck-seed. Suck-cess-pool people. And many of them have sold their soul ,when we WANT we are tempted to go to the crossroad, where that devil/satan stands.

[@Nancy-g2o]

I love your work, Mike. And I've read some of Steven Pressfield's books. I love this podcast. And yes, the words, music, etc comes as inspiration "an incoming breath". Been there. Amazed by it.

[@shirleybewley6646]

Hey Mike! Thanks for this conversation. In my 73 years, I have found that when I'm struggling with the inner me, or have come to the idea of just get on with it to see what happens, some book or blog or person comes along to set off a light bulb or give confirmation of decision. How ever that happens, personally is God, my daughter calls the universe.

[@KevinHall-ux9hn]

As an author myself, I love Steven's tree analogy. The capital 'R' is real, and often disguised as imposter syndrome, and supported by one's nemesis called procrastination.

[@friendlyone2706]

Randy Ingermanson's "story of the tiger" as he retold it in "How to Write a Dynamite Scene using the Snowflake Method" gave me the confidence I wasn't wasting time writing fiction. We need the WHY to motivate our How's

[@deckert618]

Dude is 81 and looks like he's 61

[@pattdunn9845]

And mentally sharp.

[@evanarcher7083]

Happiness shows

[@PatSabins]

This is what healthy 81 yr old brain sounds and looks like. Great interview.

[@richardjennex6583]

Good morning my friend and thank you for sharing your videos

[@jennymcgowin9140]

Delightful conversation! ❤

[@oliverjamito9902]

Sitteth and having sincere conversations with my "AM" FATHER.

[@weouryourthem]

That cheese made the BEST grilled cheese sandwiches ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@tinamurphy3572]

We always ended up with a thick rich nondescript white cheese that was the best cheese we ever ate! It wasn't "American cheese" it was real cheese. The only cheese my Mom bought was Velveeta but the government cheese was good to eat and yes, great for grilled cheese sandwiches and great memories!😉❤

[@DUSADUSA-ud7pw]

My Mom's "adopted" Mom got cheese when I was a kid. She lived in subsidized senior housing and most of the people there got cheese. There was more cheese than they could ever eat. They would share the cheese between them so it wouldn't go to waste. We were the beneficiary of cheese a number of times. It was basically the poor man's Velveeta. No-frills packaging. Lasted forever!

[@juliefakkema]

Roseanne Cash is someone I'd like to learn more about. I love her dad, but her mom is amazing too. I watched a documentary on her called, "My Darling Vivian". It was so well-done. Made by her grandson, with lots of interviews of Roseanne incorporated. It's on KZbin. I highly recommend it.

[@cynthiawaite4410]

Commodities. The cheese was awesome

[@KevinHall-ux9hn]

Chuck - the term you are looking for in the case of two movies/books/ideas/inventions happening at the same time without each other's knowledge is called Simultaneous Invention. This happens more than what is given credit. Steven mentioned the ether - there is a 'commonism' that says if you want to develop something do not say it out loud - as if you do it goes into the ether and someone else may be receptive enough to receive the idea and go forth with it.

[@TheRealValus]

What do craftsmen know of artists? When you're a genius, being is work; it's your vocation that chooses you.

[@sumofme1]

I was a little girl when we got that block of cheese, I thought it was a perk from the government 😮

[@oliverjamito9902]

Students shared "i" AM will say, forgiveness, salvation, and the Redeemer visited HIS OWN SHARED FEET. Washed FEET mileage from thy feet is recognize! Given new feet.

[@nate8775]

Where do I find Steven’s reading list he mentioned in the beginning?

[@pattdunn9845]

I would like to know as well.

[@oliverjamito9902]

My Father Chris Garrett took care of a little child born "i" AM!

[@MSPOldGuy]

Seems like every 3rd guest pounds on this desk.. sound great with earbuds. .LMAO

[@hawkarae]

The only "advice" worth giving is what you KNOW to be transcendent. 'To thine own self be true' saves me from myself when all else fails.

[@mountainjeff]

Salma Hayek - the best Muse.

[@oliverjamito9902]

Have carried thy son. Who envious will say, what is thy reasons?

[@oliverjamito9902]

How can a little Child born "i" know? Have set foot in this world. The Fallen darkness upon the deep visited! Shared "i" AM come forth!

[@BraskHouseConcerts]

We had the gov. Cheese. Size like a block of velveta ... mild

[@oliverjamito9902]

My AM as a little Child "i". My AM do ye see self in me?

[@hollisconant2566]

they were 5lb blocks of cheese and canned meat and big cans of peanut butter powered milk and powered eggs

[@oliverjamito9902]

Pops some will say, who is the little infant daughter with thee?

[@russelldennison5217]

It was mild cheddar

[@oliverjamito9902]

Pops don't mind thy SON holding a basket of bread and a Fish distributed freely and truly received. For many multitudes hungers! Yeshua Jesus Christ took the basket from the little Child born "i" AM and LIFTED UP AND BLESSED!

[@elizabethkurens6247]

Wow. He is older than Trump!

[@mountainjeff]

People still read? lol

[@sadiebodes]

Gentlemen you are describing Christianity... Are you aware???

[@gwbuilder5779]

You understand he is Jewish.... Right?!?

[@WildCatahoula]

I think Mike would be a great President of the USA. Maybe someday please.

[@techturtle1964]

He was interviewed to be Vice President.

[@jimmyhenson2167]

I’d take this 80 years old President !!!

[@DblIre]

Why would he want to demote himself? While it used to be an honorable position, it's become a travesty .

[@Johnny-jr2lq]

@@DblIreI was thinking the exact same thing. Not to mention have you seen how a good president looks after that 4 years never mind 8. I want Mike to stick around for quite a long time. I have always looked up to him since his Discovery days and Dirty jobs.

[@debramorris4290]

Mike. I loved this. Your interviews are always enlightening, but this was the best.

[@rick21090]

Excellent interview. I wish I was close in intelligence to read any of the books you and your guest mentioned. As always, I learn so much from your podcasts on KZbin. Thank you.

[@jimmyhenson2167]

Read them anyway !! God.

[@darleneseitz477]

Read them and you will be “close in intelligence”! You will learn so much as you read and reread things that may need extra clarification. Let the Spirit teach you as you work to increase your intelligence. Don’t let ‘Resistance’ win.

[@hubrisnaut]

My friend was a prolific writer. She wrote every day for many hours, whether she felt like it or not. She told me it was the most important part of being a writer. A fascinating thing was, her papers were tucked away in places all over her house, You could open a kitchen drawer for a fork and find sheets of paper with full stories on them. I mean everywhere, loose papers in bathroom cabinets or under the couch cushions. I think she liked finding them again and having people find them. It was great fun to find them while doing something mundane, next thing you know, you are immersed in some incredible tale, or something about history, or current events, and she would talk about them in depth. She lived near Roanoke Is. It will be a chapter in my memoir

[@Mkube1999]

Amazing comment! I noted it down in my commonplace notebook

[@Brandon-mo9gr]

When Mike said micro chips. I had a idea for potato chips..lol.MIKE ROW CHIPS ....

[@billwotruba9432]

Gaze into the night sky, the universe is binary, there is infinitely more darkness than light. Be the light in your universe. Thank you, Mike Rowe, for the sunrise in so many hearts.

[@oliverjamito9902]

The Comforter will bring to remembrance and comes with comfort.

[@gsbguitarsgsb679]

I have written songs that come from nowhere in minutes. Normally that has been the process for the lyrics the musical part doesn’t always accompany the lyrics though. Sometimes it does and the whole song gets written and I have to write it down and play it on guitar over and over and over again so I don’t forget it or loose it. Recently I have been memorizing chord progressions and riffs that become full songs or parts of songs. Over the past three or four years I have compiled a notebook full of songs and parts of songs. I also have a noted book full of rants and raving on about our state of affairs within the political spectrum.

[@oliverjamito9902]

80-100 years if luckily can live that long? Why introduce?

[@momofmanda]

They were about the size of a Velveeta, and sometimes called commodities.

[@hawkarae]

Go'ment cheese (American cheese) and powdered milk. 5 cent candy to break a one dollar foodstamp. 911 from 7-11 @ 3 am Sunday morning...oh the memories. 😂 Thanks guys!❤

[@robwatkins4929]

Mike Rowe... I bet it was "velvetta" pasteurized American cheese.

[@pattydaulton4379]

1:06:28 Because you can’t know evil/bad without knowing Holy/Perfection/Good.

[@johenderson7786]

I remember my mother bringing home that food....cheese, real butter (not margarine), powdered milk...ick, and canned meat...I think it was beef. Mother would mix the milk with equal parts of whole milk...it was the only milk you could buy then. She had us drinking 2% milk before it before it was available in the store. Mother was very inventive...doing things so we would eat/drink the food.

[@Restoreman123]

What's an original idea 3000 years after we learned to write? A fun conversation I have spent hours having with other Blacksmiths about original work and why one's concept is original even though many are influenced by other's work, ideas, dreams, etc.

[@oliverjamito9902]

The WORD from my FATHER GOD OF THE LIVING. THE SINGULARITY THE I AM shared "i" AM come forth!

[@oliverjamito9902]

Students shared "i" AM will say, resting upon will be DETERMINED!

[@oliverjamito9902]

A Foreigner from afar EAST from Phillipi! Raised by HIS Forefathers unfamiliar unto the little child till time no longer!

[@mariadaidone1645]

Great show I used to use a Smith Corona for all my work The theory that we use only 10% of our brain is out. It😢discovered that our brains are intertwined neurons ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@dillybar9709]

Besides having had a long time big ole crush on you and that sexy voice, I am a huge fan of your pod cast/every show you've ever voiced or appeared in. I also love watching your wonderful mom and dad. They are so nice and naturally funny. Ur mum is a great writer and I admire her tenacity and calming voice. I have purchased two of her audiobooks. You are a blessing to America and you've got great parents who blessed us with you. Much love to all 💕🙏 Thank you

[@oliverjamito9902]

My pops Mike and Steven ought to let ye know? Thy SON knows my Forefathers Who providing?

[@lindachurch4555]

It was good cheddar cheese like you could get in the meat department in grocery stores. Those USDA commodities in the 60's and 70's were really good!

[@0ptimal]

32:52

[@Sportsbikeguy]

Steven pressfield changed my life. To know everyone else is going through this is a godsend.

[@oliverjamito9902]

Pop Steven my pop Mike in front of thee will say, Remembering ye once born, to crawling, to walking, and till now thy feet resting upon the very tip of time.

[@oliverjamito9902]

Pops can't separate my shared "i" AM Forefathers sitteth with the SON OF MAN.

[@oliverjamito9902]

Pops don't mind thy SON visiting all Fathers!

[@shelliemiller2065]

It’s was a big rectangle block. Commodity cheese. It made the best grilled cheese!

[@oliverjamito9902]

Have carried my beautiful Mother Josie Maria with a little Child born "i".

[@oliverjamito9902]

Alone who gives increase and approval according to thy Will be done!

[@PPGBIRD]

Your enthusiasm on interviewing him is palpable.

[@jameskulevich8907]

Gov. cheese: if you had enough of them you could build a house. Stronger than brick

[@oliverjamito9902]

Thy SON OF MAN self set UNDERFOOT in front of thee!

[@RichardCore-fo3dm]

The overstock foods are delivered to schools now... "Do, or do not...there is no try" Yoda

[@lizgonzalez491]

Great interview and conversation. I'm pumped to persevere.

[@blackeneddarkangel]

Government cheese was just like velveeta cheese.

[@StrugglesWithWords]

The Fat Electrician in YT has an interesting video on government cheese.

[@oliverjamito9902]

Some will say, HE WILL COME AS A THIEF?

[@STALLION2384]

Mr Pressfield sounds a bit like George Carlin

[@Scraggledust]

I am the shadow

[@oliverjamito9902]

Look at my pops in front of thee! A little child born will say?

[@oliverjamito9902]

Thy SON will say, what is soothe or Grieve my pops?

[@robertjhilliard2403]

made the best grill cheese... gov block cheese

[@rchurricane]

How do you plow through that self doubt??

[@oliverjamito9902]

Time what is sincere conversations?

[@victoriamaaske7420]

List the books commented on in Podcast.

[@Susq15]

I needed to hear the thing about resistance just being a part of attempting something significant. I'm there right now.

[@patriciaellinghausen4365]

100%. I had a meditation teacher who said the closer one gets to the goal, the more resistance.

[@StarShine-Ranch]

This is good shit. Subscribed!

[@oliverjamito9902]

Students what is an actor nor actors?

[@oliverjamito9902]

Students will say, act has an aim?

[@cloviarice1593]

That cheese was the best I've ever had.

[@oliverjamito9902]

From thee my Am!

[@oliverjamito9902]

The "i" AM.

[@raYrefiedAire]

Mike! Awesome interview!

[@oliverjamito9902]

Ye know?

[@RabbitFish8703]

☯️🔲🗝🔳⁉️

[@kathleenschmitt3058]

Flashman !

[@huedho1]

I worked for a lumber mill in the early 80's and was in the mill men and cabinet makers union. Every month I had to go "pay my union dues". - When we paid, they always gave us a box of "welfare type foods". Powdered milk, cereals, and a big block of "government cheese" (wrapped up in plastic wrap and in a box)~ Now I'm wondering why the union had so much "government cheese"???🤔

[@nootropic1]

The Mike Rowe drinking game: Every time Mike says "platitudes", "bromides" or "Peripeteia", you must take a shot.

[@TedSeeber]

The Rowe family must come from money. Every friend I have remembers government cheese. You can still buy it for the nostalgic flavor- I have a block stored away for the appocalypse.

[@AdrienneShillinglaw]

Young writers today, vs us typewriter dinosaurs..... "the violence of writing" on a typewriter, hitting the keys..... brings to mind a great visual of Don Marquis, his Archy throwing himself onto the keys, no caps. *smile*