1 hr 9 min

"Chop The Wood‪"‬ The Amani Experience Podcast

    • Careers

The award-winning author and screenwriter Peter Nelson discusses why you must be malleable for what you are doing, how happiness isn't a place that you can arrive to but rather a verb and why you just need to consistently "chop the wood." Enjoy!
Show Notes:
5:01 - The story behind Peter's famous high-school award-winning essay.
7:15 - The fateful evening when Peter discovered that you can get paid to write sitcoms. 
11:12 - "Leave-behinds" for pitches. 
13:43 - Peter's favorite sitcoms.
19:28 - "You always have to keep writing ..."
25:39 - "Be malleable for what you are doing ..."
27:48 - "I am lazy, but lucky ..."
32:22 - Peter's thoughts on the evolution of TV & Film.
35:07 - "Chop the wood ..."
38:30 - "Share your ideas with people ..."
47:26 - Wise advice from a librarian. 
56:07 - "Don't care so much about what others will think ..."
60:23 - "Happiness isn't a place you can arrive to, but rather a verb."
64:44 - "Never throw anything away ..."
How to reach Peter: Website | Instagram | Facebook
Book Recommendations (Affiliate Links included):
Zen & The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
Half Magic by N.M. Bodecker
Extras:
Swingers Movie Trailer
Buying the Cow Movie Trailer

The award-winning author and screenwriter Peter Nelson discusses why you must be malleable for what you are doing, how happiness isn't a place that you can arrive to but rather a verb and why you just need to consistently "chop the wood." Enjoy!
Show Notes:
5:01 - The story behind Peter's famous high-school award-winning essay.
7:15 - The fateful evening when Peter discovered that you can get paid to write sitcoms. 
11:12 - "Leave-behinds" for pitches. 
13:43 - Peter's favorite sitcoms.
19:28 - "You always have to keep writing ..."
25:39 - "Be malleable for what you are doing ..."
27:48 - "I am lazy, but lucky ..."
32:22 - Peter's thoughts on the evolution of TV & Film.
35:07 - "Chop the wood ..."
38:30 - "Share your ideas with people ..."
47:26 - Wise advice from a librarian. 
56:07 - "Don't care so much about what others will think ..."
60:23 - "Happiness isn't a place you can arrive to, but rather a verb."
64:44 - "Never throw anything away ..."
How to reach Peter: Website | Instagram | Facebook
Book Recommendations (Affiliate Links included):
Zen & The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
Half Magic by N.M. Bodecker
Extras:
Swingers Movie Trailer
Buying the Cow Movie Trailer

1 hr 9 min