Watch How You Want: Mimetic Desire and Success in ‘The Social Network’
Everyone experiences mimetic desire. It can be ugly, but we all go through it. We have to learn to see both sides of the two-way mirror to recognize this feeling in ourselves, deal with it and keep it from becoming a problem.
How ‘The Intern’ Explores Transference and Its Impacts on Personal Growth
We can all learn from that. When you’re feeling big feelings from the past, remember that you’re feeling them for a reason. And if you look inward in the way your subconscious mind is asking you to, you can use what you’re feeling as a tool to foster personal growth.
Build Your Career and Life with Lessons from ‘The Internship’
As you push forward in your career and life, you’re almost certain to encounter a setback or failure that was a long time in the making but completely unknown to you. Unlike the scenarios Alanis Morissette describes in her classic song, that’s ironic.
The Real ‘Holy Grail’ and Other Lessons from ‘The Da Vinci Code’
The Romans adopted Christianity as the state religion in 313 A.D., and just under 1,700 years later, The Da Vinci Code hit theaters. A lot happened between those two temporal waypoints, but both events had some big effects on the Western intellectual tradition that has emerged since the time of Jesus Christ. Of course, we’re […]
‘Love Shows Up for the Losses’ and More Lessons from ‘King Richard’
Here’s what we all need to hear: This is a great movie, and it has a lot to say about personal development, following your dreams and weathering the losses. You know the drill by now, Rewinders. We’re going to dissect King Richard like no one has before.
How ‘American Pie’ Can Help You Be the Best Version of Yourself—Yes, Really
SUCCESS Movie Rewind is a family-friendly podcast—we want this to be a podcast you can play with your children in the car. But we also have a mission: to dive to the depths of the cultural waters in which we are swimming to find pearls of personal development wisdom. That search sometimes requires us to […]
Personal Development Cinema: ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’
Katy likes the joy rides she can take at work, and although she and Shang-Chi are going to do something truly great in this film, they deserve the joy they have throughout their journey, these early stages included.
Reason, Success and Being Yourself: The Lessons of ‘Legally Blonde’
Elle Woods is such a likable character, and I think at least part of that is down to her unflinching dedication to being herself
Free Your Mind with ‘The Matrix’
When the second call comes, don’t refuse it. If the phone is ringing a second time and it’s your future on the other end of the line, it’s a sign that you need to answer the call.
Drop Out of Beauty School and Other Life Advice from ‘Grease’
To inspire others to see your vision and share in your dedication to making it reality, you’re going to have to work hard. You will only get a fraction of what you put into any project out of other people involved unless you truly inspire them.
Chaos, Control and Power: What ‘Jurassic Park’ Teaches Us About Letting Go
The problem is that chaos always seems to happen. Whatever you have planned—whether it’s a new business, a side hustle, a new fitness regimen or something else entirely—something will go wrong. In other words, chaos finds a way.
Let Your Dreams Take (Shamanic) Flight with ‘Avatar’
If you’re only trying to survive, you’re not going to actualize your true self. Your entrepreneurial goals aren’t about survival; they’re about wanting—and finding and achieving—something more.