SUMMARY
This episode hosts Paul Dolman the author of Hitchhiking with Larry David among other books. Paul narrates of his adventures hitchhiking and the amazing experiences he had with the people who picked him up including Seinfeld producer and co-creator Larry David.
He talks about his relationship with his parents and how a conversation with his father made him realize that when you walk in a person’s shoes you really empathize with them and understand how they are the way they are.
Paul believes that it’s synchronicity that caused him to meet the amazing people who have mentored him and thus he mentors anyone who seeks any advice from him. He feels that everyone he has met has made him wiser. Everyone could be fascinating if you paid attention.
He talks of the great conversation he had with billionaires when he did not have a ‘get rich quick’ agenda with them as many people do. He talks about meditation and suggests that everyone should at least try a form of meditation. It may be difficult at first but once one gets used to it, it becomes simple and it is very calming.
Paul shares his favorite books by different authors and believes that gifting someone a book could seem like a small thing but it could turn out to be a really big thing.
He says that we need to uplift women, go past racial discrimination and learned to share. He goes on and says we need to go green as there’s no reason in destroying the earth.
NOTES
0:50 – Paul says he was always hitchhiking in Martha’s Vineyard but not in the US Mainland because he thought the likes Charles Manson and Ted Bundy would be lurking
1:07 – That summer he was hitchhiking in Switzerland he came across Larry David the creator of the television series Seinfeld. Paul had never watched any of his Larry’s shows because he wasn’t a TV person but his parents loved his (Larry’s) shoe religiously.
1:36 – He knew who Larry was because he loved pop culture.
1:40 – Larry pulled over and after getting in they started bouncing ideas back and forth. And Paul was surprised at how open he was in forthcoming with deep, authentic aspects of himself
2:00 – Larry said that unfortunately nobody had ever asked him about spirituality, success, higher powers. So it's like he and many others were just waiting to be invited to share a deeper part of themselves rather than small talk.
2:40 – Paul believes that when we create space, and we're open, and we want to be authentic, and we invite the other people in, it's a beautiful, experience because we discover ourselves and each other through each other.
3:04 – He believes that it’s synchronicity how he met Larry on and off during that summer. He says there seemed to be almost an accelerated and intensified version of timing. So he was constantly listening to his inner guidance, his inner compass, his heart and when he listened, amazing things happened. He says it will work for you to if you have faith and love instead of fear and distrust.
6:25 – He says that he was in a spiritual awakening/spiritual trip during that summer and it still continues to this day.
7:58 – He met with Billionaire Bob who works hard not just for money, but to accomplish and achieve.
8:28 - Paul realized that people who have a lot of money are cautious with other people because when, they're constantly approached by people who think they have some great idea that the billionaire can make happen. Or those who want a share of the pie.
8:48 – When Paul Didn’t have an agenda with Ted Danson, he actually had a great conversation with him and he (Paul) did the same with Billionaire Bob.
9:51 – Paul talks about meeting and spending time with The Hollywood Birdman who has mentored him. He says that he always mentors a younger person or anyone who asks him for advice because so much has been given to him.
13:09 – He feels like each person he has met has made him wiser.
13:48 – Paul talks about how amazing his parents are.
