The Person Who Believed In Me

Harvard Professor: You Won’t Be Happy Until You FIX This | Arthur Brooks

Before Arthur Brooks became a Harvard professor, bestselling author, and one of the world's most influential voices on happiness and human behavior, he was a 34 year old PhD student standing in front of a room full of Nobel Prize winners, delivering what he calls a catastrophic dissertation defense. Then James Q. Wilson, the most distinguished social scientist of the 20th century, walked up and said the words that changed everything: You know, you got something special here. If I can ever help you, just let me know. In this deeply personal and unguarded conversation, the renowned social scientist sits down with David Begnaud to share the story of the man who believed in him when no one else did. There's also a raw reflection on faith, struggle, and the complex problem of God. Arthur talks about the priest who rejected him, why he believes therapy isn't about solving problems but living with complexity, and why your marriage is not a problem to solve. He shares the one regret he carries every day, why he still asks if his father would be proud of him, and how losing his parents too soon led him to move his entire family to one place so he wouldn't make the same mistake twice. He opens up about the meaning crisis destroying young people today, why happiness is love and love is a choice, and why the greatest act of selfishness is refusing someone's generosity. Get more stories that remind you the world is still good. Sign up for our free newsletter: https://www.thedogoodcrew.com [https://www.thedogoodcrew.com] Chapters ☀️ CHAPTERS * 00:00:00 Intro: The Man Who Changed Everything * 00:01:14 The Catastrophic Dissertation Defense That Led to Destiny * 00:01:46 From French Horn Player to Social Scientist * 00:06:31 The Email That Opened a Door: Will You Let Me Help You? * 00:08:56 The Calling You Can't Articulate: Right Brain vs Left Brain * 00:10:58 Faith, Struggle, and the Complex Problem of God * 00:15:03 Complex vs Complicated: Why Your Marriage Isn't a Problem to Solve * 00:18:19 The Power of Being Present: You Can Only Love Right Now * 00:20:55 Growing Up Brooks: The Mathematician and the Artist * 00:23:29 Why I Quit Music: When You Don't Love the Craft, Only the Dream * 00:25:48 Every Day I Ask: Would My Dad Be Proud of Me? * 00:28:12 Moving the Whole Family to One Place: Learning from Loss * 00:30:03 The Meaning Crisis: Why Young People Are Suffering * 00:31:55 How to Find Your Calling: Earning Your Success and Being Needed * 00:33:05 The I Self vs The Me Self: Why Looking Inward Makes You Miserable * 00:33:41 The Funk and How to Get Out: Forcing Yourself to Serve * 00:36:27 Why We Connect Through Struggle, Not Success * 00:37:58 James Q. Wilson's Legacy: Community Policing and Broken Windows * 00:39:36 Did You Ever Ask Him Why He Believed in You? * 00:46:26 The One Takeaway: Happiness Is Love, and Love Is a Choice ABOUT THIS PODCAST: The Person Who Believed In Me is hosted by David Begnaud, founder and CEO of Do Good Crew and often called "America's storyteller." In each episode, David sits down with world-class guests to ask one simple question: Who believed in you before the world did? Big names. Honest stories. Relatable takeaways. Different paths — same question. David is also a CBS News contributor and host of the weekly segment Beg Knows America, which airs every Monday morning. Host: David Begnaud Guest: Arthur Brooks Executive Producers: Ellen Rocamora, Olivier Delfosse Associate Producer: Griffin Hamilton Booker: Sully Bloch Director of Photography: Foster Parks Director of Social: Mariah Maull Live Production Technician: Joseph Gabay & Will Whitley (Statik Creative) Theme Music: Slipstream Post-Production: Longwave Digital CONNECT WITH US: The Person Who Believed In Me: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/believedpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/believedpodcast]

He LOST His Family Overnight for Being Gay

Before Joel Kim Booster became an Emmy-nominated writer, actor, producer, stand-up comedian, and the star and creator of Fire Island, he was a 17 year old kid living in his car, kicked out by his adoptive parents for being gay, and convinced he was going to hell. Then Sarah Casey, a classmate he barely knew, turned around in choir and said the words that changed everything: If you ever need a place to stay, you can come and stay with me and my family. In this deeply personal and unguarded conversation, one of comedy's sharpest voices sits down with David Begnaud to share the story of the girl who became his chosen family when his own family walked away.e can give you is a place to belong when the world says you don't. And sometimes, that's all you need to become exactly who you were meant to be. Get more stories that remind you the world is still good. Sign up for our free newsletter: https://www.thedogoodcrew.com [https://www.thedogoodcrew.com] Chapters ☀️ CHAPTERS * 00:00:00 Intro: The Girl from Choir Who Saved His Life * 00:01:47 The Offer That Changed Everything: If You Need a Place to Stay * 00:03:32 Coming Out in a Homeschooled Evangelical Home * 00:05:50 The Exorcism: When Your Father Tries to Cast Out Demons * 00:06:56 Bipolar and Undiagnosed: The Difficult Kid Nobody Understood * 00:08:00 Adopted from Korea: The Complex Relationship with Janet and Ken * 00:11:47 Moving In with the Caseys: A Year of Being Seen and Loved * 00:13:16 Pastor Tim's Words: There Is No Biblical Basis for Hell * 00:15:18 A Version of the Future I Never Considered Before * 00:19:33 The Dad Who Showed Up: Quiet Support and Complicated Love * 00:23:05 Neither of Them Have Ever Seen My Work: Making Peace with Distance * 00:24:08 The Cases Helped Me Reconcile: Bridging the Gap with His Parents * 00:25:23 Therapy and Honesty: Why He Gives His Parents Grace Now * 00:27:53 Relationships Are Complex: Arthur Brooks and a Better Word * 00:29:58 Best Friends from Housemates: The Porch Talks That Built a Bond * 00:31:11 She Always Believed I Would Be Right Where I Am * 00:33:10 Sarah the Minister: Following in Her Father's Footsteps * 00:38:10 Rejection from Casting Directors Hurts More Than Family Rejection * 00:39:30 Diagnosed Bipolar Two: Six Months Before the Pandemic * 00:41:00 John Michael: The Man Who Loves Him Unconditionally * 00:51:01 I Never Considered What It Would Be Like to Be Loved * 00:51:51 The Last Six Months: Finding Stability Through Marriage and Medication * 00:52:33 Not a Single Person Would Have Predicted This: Proving It to Himself * 00:53:35 Chosen Family: The People Who Bump Into Your Life and Change It * 00:54:10 She's a Superhero: Real Work That Changes the World * 00:55:59 For the Little Girl: Giving Back to Sarah's Daughter * 00:56:23 Twenty Years from Now: Kids, Stability, and Less Self-Promotion * 00:57:31 To His Younger Self: You Know Jack Shit, But You'll Figure It Out ABOUT THIS PODCAST: The Person Who Believed In Me is hosted by David Begnaud, founder and CEO of Do Good Crew and often called "America's storyteller." In each episode, David sits down with world-class guests to ask one simple question: Who believed in you before the world did? Big names. Honest stories. Relatable takeaways. Different paths — same question. David is also a CBS News contributor and host of the weekly segment Beg Knows America, which airs every Monday morning. Host: David Begnaud Guest: Joel Kim Booster Executive Producer: Olivier Delfosse Associate Producer: Jonah Johnson Booker: Sully Bloch Director of Photography: Foster Parks Director of Social: Mariah Maull Live Production Technician: Joseph Gabay & Will Whitley (Statik Creative) Theme Music: Slipstream Post-Production: Longwave Digital CONNECT WITH US: The Person Who Believed In Me: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/believedpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/believedpodcast]

From Cleaning Airbnbs to a Number 1 Hit Song in 12 Hours | Carly Pearce

Before Carly Pearce became a Grammy-winning country music superstar and a member of the Grand Ole Opry, she was a 24 year old singer who had spent eight years in Nashville being told she wasn't enough. She'd done countless showcases, recorded endless songs, and watched labels pass her by again and again. Then she met Daniel Lee, a music publisher who saw something the entire industry had missed. In this deeply personal and unguarded conversation, the multi-platinum artist sits down with David Begnaud to share the story of the man who believed in her when she was cleaning Airbnbs and ready to move home. Carly opens up about the moment Daniel sat her down at a coffee shop and said the words that changed everything: I know your story. I know how long you've been here. I know what the industry thinks. I believe otherwise. She talks about growing up in Taylor Mill, Kentucky, telling her parents at age five she was going to be on the Grand Ole Opry, dropping out of high school in ninth grade to work six shows a day at Dollywood, and spending years in Nashville chasing what everyone else wanted instead of trusting what made her different. She shares what it felt like to play five songs for a manager who told her to her face that they would never work, only to watch one of those exact songs, Every Little Thing, debut at number one on iTunes 12 hours after it hit Sirius XM's The Highway. If you've ever wondered whether one person's belief could actually change the trajectory of your entire life, this episode will remind you that sometimes the greatest gift someone can give you is faith when the world says no. And sometimes, that's all you need to become unstoppable. Get more stories that remind you the world is still good. Sign up for our free newsletter:https://www.thedogoodcrew.com Chapters ☀️ CHAPTERS * 00:00:00 Intro: The Publisher Who Believed When Nobody Else Did * 00:02:13 The 12-Hour Period That Changed Everything: Every Little Thing * 00:06:36 I Believe Otherwise: The Coffee Shop Meeting That Saved Her Career * 00:10:20 Stop Chasing Other People: Finding Her True Voice * 00:12:18 These Songs Will Never Work: The Manager Who Said No * 00:07:57 Meeting Busby: The Producer Who Understood the Purist in Her * 00:18:50 The Kentucky Girl's Dream: From Age Five to the Grand Ole Opry * 00:37:36 Cleaning Airbnbs While Her Song Played on the Radio * 00:26:43 Eight Months of Marriage: The Mistake She Knew on Her Wedding Night * 00:25:06 Never Wanted to Be That Girl: The Grammy-Winning Collaboration * 00:39:48 Recurrent Pericarditis: When Doctors Dismissed Her Heart Condition * 00:41:38 The Sacrifices: How Mom and Dad Held It Down * 00:22:57 Dolly's Surprise: Becoming a Member of the Grand Ole Opry * 00:50:10 I Don't Feel Like I've Achieved What I Deserve Yet * 00:54:14 Daniel's Lifeline: You Continue to Make Me Believe I Matter ABOUT THIS PODCAST: The Person Who Believed In Me is hosted by David Begnaud, founder and CEO of Do Good Crew and often called "America's storyteller." In each episode, David sits down with world-class guests to ask one simple question: Who believed in you before the world did? Big names. Honest stories. Relatable takeaways. Different paths — same question. David is also a CBS News contributor and host of the weekly segment Beg Knows America, which airs every Monday morning. Host: David Begnaud Guest: Carly Pearce Executive Producer: Olivier Delfosse Associate Producer: Jonah Johnson Booker: Sully Bloch Director of Photography: Foster Parks Director of Social: Mariah Maull Live Production Technician: Joseph Gabay & Will Whitley (Statik Creative) Theme Music: Slipstream Post-Production: Longwave Digital CONNECT WITH US: The Person Who Believed In Me: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/believedpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/believedpodcast]

The Man Printing Homes Opens Up About GRIEF and PURPOSE | Jason Ballard, ICON’s CEO

Before Jason Ballard became the CEO of Icon, a groundbreaking company using 3D printing and robotics to revolutionize how humanity builds homes and even NASA-backed lunar habitats, he was a skinny kid from East Texas with big ideas and a wife who believed those ideas could change the world. In this deeply personal and unguarded conversation, the visionary entrepreneur sits down with David Begnaud to share the story of Jenny Yuri Ballard, the woman who believed in him when belief was the only thing they had. Jason opens up about meeting Jenny at a summer camp in Colorado, dancing with her all night in a barn, and writing a letter to her parents to introduce himself before driving 20 hours from Texas to South Dakota just to see her for less than a day. He talks about the moment she broke her neck in Nepal, how he bribed an official to get a visa and drove through the night searching hospital after hospital in New Delhi until he found her. He shares what it felt like to be married to someone who never counted the cost, who said let's move into my parents' basement so he could chase a dream, and who maxed out credit cards to buy concrete so they could finish printing the world's first permanent 3D printed house days before South by Southwest. If you've ever doubted whether one person's belief could change the trajectory of your entire life, or wondered what it means to burn the ships and go all in, this episode will remind you that sometimes the greatest gift someone can give you is the courage to try the impossible. And sometimes, that's all you need to build something that lasts forever. Get more stories that remind you the world is still good. Sign up for our free newsletter: www.thedogoodcrew.com [http://www.thedogoodcrew.com] Chapters ☀️ CHAPTERS * 00:00:00 Intro: The Woman Who Danced on the Prairie * 00:17:19 The Barn Dance That Changed Everything: Meeting Jenny * 00:19:27 The Letter to Her Parents: A 20-Hour Drive for Love * 00:21:54 Broken Neck in Nepal: Finding Her in India * 00:25:26 We're Going to Do This Together: The Philosophy of Fearless Living * 00:28:11 From East Texas to Boulder: Building Treehouse * 00:04:29 The Diagnosis: Breast Cancer at 28 * 00:56:31 If I'm Going to Die, We Better Keep Moving: Living with Cancer for 13 Years * 00:27:42 The Bishop Who Changed His Path: Choosing Icon Over Priesthood * 00:37:38 You Print Houses? Starting Over After Seven Years * 00:42:47 100% Rejection: When No One Believed Except Them * 00:45:05 Maxing Out the Third Credit Card: The First House * 00:49:42 The Window Screen That Saved Icon: Sifting Concrete at 2 AM * 00:58:03 We Have No Regrets: The Final Diagnosis * 00:59:15 Christmas Eve Mass by the Fireplace: The Last 90 Days * 01:01:45 I Love You Guys So Much: Her Final Words * 01:03:50 Thank You for Loving Our Daughter: A Message from Her Parents * 01:06:38 To Do Right By All the Trust and Courage She Gave Me ABOUT THIS PODCAST: The Person Who Believed In Me is hosted by David Begnaud, founder and CEO of Do Good Crew and often called "America's storyteller." In each episode, David sits down with world-class guests to ask one simple question: Who believed in you before the world did? Big names. Honest stories. Relatable takeaways. Different paths — same question. David is also a CBS News contributor and host of the weekly segment Beg Knows America, which airs every Monday morning. Host: David Begnaud Guest: Jason Ballard Executive Producers: Ellen Rocamora, Olivier Delfosse Associate Producer: Griffin Hamilton Booker: Sully Bloch Director of Photography: Foster Parks Director of Social: Mariah Maull Live Production Technician: Joseph Gabay & Will Whitley (Statik Creative) Theme Music: Slipstream Post-Production: Longwave Digital CONNECT WITH US: The Person Who Believed In Me: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/believedpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/believedpodcast]

Hollywood’s Most POWERFUL Woman on Overcoming Self-Doubt | Sherry Lansing

Before Sherry Lansing became the first woman to run a major Hollywood studio and a legendary force behind some of cinema's most iconic films, she was an insecure young woman convinced she had to hide her ambition, terrified of judgment, and struggling to believe in herself. Then she met Dr. Joshua Hoffs, a therapist who gave her something she'd never experienced before: a space where she could be vulnerable without shame, ambitious without apology, and herself without fear. In this deeply personal and unguarded conversation, the trailblazing studio executive sits down with David Begnaud to share the story of the man who believed in her when she couldn't believe in herself. Sherry opens up about growing up with a mother who escaped Nazi Germany and wanted nothing more than for her daughter to get married and join the country club, even though that same mother became Sherry's first role model when she took over the family real estate business after Sherry's father died when she was just nine years old. She talks about her first therapist, who told her that when he was done with her she wouldn't want to work, she'd just want to bake pies, and how that experience nearly broke her. She shares what it felt like to walk into Dr. Hoffs' office for the first time and realize within the first hour that this was different, that he wasn't there to judge her or change her, but to help her become the best version of herself. When Dr. Hoffs asked her a question that changed everything: Why can't you be the head of the studio? Sherry talks about her decades long marriage to Academy Award winning director William Friedkin, the only person who ever gave her unconditional love, and why losing him was the hardest chapter of her life. She shares why she believes therapy taught her to understand people in a way that made her a better executive, why she never craved power, and why the only thing that lasts forever is the movies. She reflects on greenlighting Titanic, Braveheart, Forrest Gump, Saving Private Ryan, and Fatal Attraction, why Glenn Close almost didn't get cast, and how she learned to pick her battles in rooms full of men who didn't hear her. Get more stories that remind you the world is still good. Sign up for our free newsletter: www.thedogoodcrew.com [http://www.thedogoodcrew.com] Thank you to Canva for believing in the power of storytelling and helping us bring this podcast to life: https://canva.com [https://canva.com] Chapters ☀️ CHAPTERS * 00:00:00 Intro: The Therapist Who Changed Everything * 00:03:56 The First Bad Therapist: When Therapy Goes Wrong * 00:05:42 Meeting Dr. Hoff: The Non-Judgmental Zone * 00:08:50 Margot's Contradictions: A Mother's Complex Love * 00:23:03 The Moment That Changed Her Career: Why Can't You Be Head of the Studio? * 00:25:42 Understanding People: The Gift of Therapy * 00:29:26 Billy Friedkin: The Only Man Who Gave Unconditional Love * 01:08:09 Fatal Attraction: The Glenn Close Audition That Taught Her Everything * 00:59:32 Success vs Happiness: What Therapy Gives You That Fame Never Can * 01:15:19 Life as Chapters: Finding Joy After Loss ABOUT THIS PODCAST: The Person Who Believed In Me is hosted by David Begnaud, founder and CEO of Do Good Crew and often called "America's storyteller." In each episode, David sits down with world-class guests to ask one simple question: Who believed in you before the world did? Big names. Honest stories. Relatable takeaways. Different paths — same question. David is also a CBS News contributor and host of the weekly segment Beg Knows America, which airs every Monday morning. Host: David Begnaud Guest: Sherry Lansing Executive Producers: Ellen Rocamora, Olivier Delfosse Associate Producer: Griffin Hamilton Booker: Sully Bloch Director of Photography: Foster Parks Director of Social: Mariah Maull Live Production Technician: Joseph Gabay & Will Whitley (Statik Creative) Theme Music: Slipstream Post-Production: Longwave Digital CONNECT WITH US: The Person Who Believed In Me: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/believedpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/believedpodcast]