Hyper Curious

We are thrilled to have the incredible multi-hyphenate, Viv Groskop, on Hyper Curious. We learn how it’s our failures that lead us to our eventual path, why we need to tell our own story, why we should stop putting other people on a pedestal, why we need to to leave the good girl behaviour behind, & why doing less is the best way to become your most authentic self.

Key takeaways:
Do what’s fun for you
Life is a series of wrong turns
Nothing matters on paper
Tell a story from within

Show Notes

We are super thrilled to have the incredible multi-hyphenate, Viv Groskop, on Hyper Curious. 

“I always think there's something in our culture that tells us we should be focused on one thing, and not to have a butterfly mind.”

Viv Groskop is a writer, critic, broadcaster and standup comedian. She's the author of How To Own The Room, which is also a top 10 iTunes podcast with incredible guests like Hillary Clinton, Nigella Lawson and Julie Andrews. Her latest book is Lift As You Climb. 

In this episode, we learn why everything in life is a series of wrong turns and how it’s our failures that lead us to our eventual path - success isn’t linear. If you’ve ever wanted to take an idea and run with it, to see where it takes you, let Viv be your guide. We never know what will work, says Viv, the only common theme is that there is no common theme, experimentation is everything. 

“[Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg] tried loads and loads of things that didn't work, they took loads of wrong turns. And when you get to the top of something, when you become very successful, those things become written out of your story.”

Viv also explains why we need to tell our own story, why we should stop putting other people on a pedestal, why we need to to leave the good girl behaviour behind, and why doing less is the best way to become your most authentic self. 

“You don't have to do more, you have to actually do less, be less. I don't mean be lesser than your greatness. Do less, you don't have to be all things to all people. Just dig really, really deep into who you are as a person, and let that shine.”

On today’s podcast:
  • Do what’s fun for you
  • Life is a series of wrong turns
  • Nothing matters on paper
  • Take one small step, then another
  • Tell a story from within

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What is Hyper Curious?

For the change-makers, explorers and entrepreneurs by heart or practice, Hyper Curious podcast is a celebration of what’s best in human beings: OUR CURIOSITY.

Get ready to change your perception of what it means to be an 'overnight success'. Here you will listen to the most intriguing U-turns and A-ha moments of our guests, and how embracing changes (rather than fearing it) keeps them curious and evolving.

Your host is Beta Lucca, a successful BAFTA-winning entrepreneur and Forbes Top 50 Women in Tech who has failed, succeeded, and built a multimillion-dollar gaming business. Beta brings her upbeat energy, bold attitude and multipotentialite mindset to interview your favourite authors, poets, philosophers, psychologists, neuroscientists, founders and artists.

If you don’t know them already, you definitely will now!

Listening to these incredible human beings is the perfect start of your day. One that will provoke you to think differently, laterally, upside down, and offer you new fresh perspectives to help you act boldly. You’ll finish each episode feeling energised, inspired and empowered to reinvent your world and reinvent yourself.

For more information, visit http://hypercurious.fm