Tangents With Sol!

Donovan Beck

Welcome to the Tangents with Sol Podcast! I wanted a way to sit down and talk about the feelings, mindset, struggles, and everything in between being a photographer, filmmaker, & creators in today's age! Stay tuned for new episodes every week!

Episodes

  1. 08/30/2020

    Some Questions About Life!|Reconnecting with Donovan

    Welcome back to the Show! It has been a little bit and obviously a ton has happened since the last episode. Today i wanted to take a step back and answer some questions from you guys as well as a series of questions from my current read right now "Tribe of Mentors" by Tim Ferries. Through these questions i answer a ton about myself, my business, and how to go about the crazy world of being a creative in today's age! So sit on back, enjoy this random catch up conversation with me and then go out, tell someone you love them and have a wonderful day! Editors note: the first 6 minutes of the show is a opening message addressing the current state of world both in regards to COVID-19 as well as the racial tensions occurring within the U.S.  You are more than welcome to push forward through that section of the episode but here is a reminder that myself and TheMindofSol media are devoutly anti-racist and this space here on the podcast is meant to serve as a welcoming home for connection, thoughtful discourse and the continue work to make a better future. Racism, prejudice and bigotry hasn't and never will be excepted here or in relation to anything myself or my company represents. We push forward together. Best wishes and love -Donovan A. Beck 11 questions from "Tribe of Mentors" by Tim Ferris  What is the book (or books) you’ve given most as a gift, and why? Or what are one to three books that have greatly influenced your life? What purchase of $100 or less has most positively impacted your life in the last six months (or in recent memory)? My readers love specifics like brand and model, where you found it, etc. How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success? Do you have a “favorite failure” of yours? If you could have a gigantic billboard anywhere with anything on it—metaphorically speaking, getting a message out to millions or billions—what would it say and why? It could be a few words or a paragraph. (If helpful, it can be someone else’s quote: Are there any quotes you think of often or live your life by?) What is one of the best or most worthwhile investments you’ve ever made? (Could be an investment of money, time, energy, etc.) What is an unusual habit or an absurd thing that you love? In the last five years, what new belief, behavior, or habit has most improved your life? What advice would you give to a smart, driven college student about to enter the “real world”? What advice should they ignore? What are bad recommendations you hear in your profession or area of expertise? In the last five years, what have you become better at saying no to (distractions, invitations, etc.)? What new realizations and/or approaches helped? Any other tips? When you feel overwhelmed or unfocused, or have lost your focus temporarily, what do you do? (If helpful: What questions do you ask yourself?)

    56 min
  2. 01/25/2019

    Value metrics & being you in the world!

    Hello! In today’s show we discuss uncertainty, death, aspirations, values & being authentic! Shout outs Audrey Ember(Youtuber & All around GirlBoss):  @AudreyEmber https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmwWBbpZ8HvPO_x_UdvX8aA Emily Fitzgerald(MY BEST FRIEND) @EmilyFitz Matt D’Avella(The Ground Up Show Podcast) https://www.youtube.com/user/blackboxfilmcompany @Mattdavella Emily Castillo(Photographer) @castillocaptures Key Notes Feedback loops “Mad at the fact you a mad” Culture of exceptionalism: Aka Entitlement  Expansive nothingness Houston Krafts 1% memory dilemma Immorality project Values & metrics (Creators curse) Goal checkoff = Nothingness To say yes you must say no Responsibility for your life The “Do something Principle”  Poker hands  Get the ball moving  Beauty in growth rather than product Pablo Picasso Napkins Russian Currency Memento Mori If you can make $1k a month doing what you love. You can make $10k Podcast Ground up show The break up from societal success Quotes: “The universe is a very large place. If you have even studied the smallest bit of science, you’ll realize that for all practical purposes we are nothing. We are like amoeba. We’re bacteria to the universe. We’re basically monkeys on a small rock, orbiting a small backwards star in a huge galaxy which is in an absolutely staggeringly gigantic universe which itself could be part of a gigantic multiverse. This universe has been around for about 10 billion years or more and will be around for 10s of billions of years afterwards. So your and my existence is infinitesimal. It’s like a firefly blinking once in the night. And nothing we do lasts. Eventually you will fade, your works will fade, your children (or family) will fade, your thoughts will fade, this planet will fade, the sun will fade… it’ll all be gone. We’re here for an extremely short period of time.”  — Naval Ravikant (Tim Ferriss Podcast — #136: Naval Ravikant on Happiness Hacks and The 5 Chimps Theory — 25min) Examples of good values: honesty, innovation, vulnerability, standing up for oneself, standing up for others, self-respect, curiosity, charity, humility, creativity. Examples of bad values: dominance through manipulation or violence, indiscriminate f*cking, feeling good all the time, always being the center of attention, not being alone, being liked by everybody, being rich for the sake of being rich, sacrificing small animals to the pagan Gods.  — Chapter 4, 38min30sec (audiobook) “Death is the only thing we can know with any certainty. And, as such, it must be the compass by which we orient all of our other values and decisions.  — Chapter 9, 26min43sec (audiobook) “It’s not about giving f*ck about everything your partner gives a f*ck about. It’s about giving a f*ck about your partner regardless of the f*cks he or she gives. That’s unconditional love, baby.”  — Chapter 8, 26min2sec (audiobook) “You are already great because in the face of endless confusion and certain death, you continue to choose what to give a f*ck about and what not to.”  — Chapter 9, 30min20sec (audiobook) “…put cracks in o

    38 min

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Welcome to the Tangents with Sol Podcast! I wanted a way to sit down and talk about the feelings, mindset, struggles, and everything in between being a photographer, filmmaker, & creators in today's age! Stay tuned for new episodes every week!