Jennette McCurdy: Half His Age
From Call Her Daddy
Jennette McCurdy and Alex Cooper discuss the importance of setting New Year's resolutions and goals, highlighting their personal approaches to planning and reflection as they kick off the new year. McCurdy emphasizes her structured method, breaking down goals seasonally, while Cooper shares her shift away from traditional resolutions but maintains a focus on career aspirations for 2026.
Key Takeaways
- New Year, New Goals: Forget resolutions; set seasonal aspirations to avoid the January slump.
- Balancing Act: Career milestones shouldn't overshadow self-care—take a page from the bucket list playbook!
- Publishing Politics: Writing is honest, but showbiz is a political chess game—a true creative paradox.
- The Power of Authenticity: Your best work often springs from honest emotional investment—no games, just heart.
- Ego Overload: Inside Hollywood, the real competition often boils down to ego management, not creativity.
Who is mentioned in this episode?
8 people come up, including Jamie Farquar, David Oscar Marcus, Janette McCertie.
- Jamie Farquar (Person)
- David Oscar Marcus (Person)
- Janette McCertie (Person)
- Alex Cooper (Person)
- Jennifer Anderson (Person)
- Shonda Rhimes (Person)
- Dustin (Person)
- Bud (Person)
Sponsors of this episode
- Zocdoc (Sponsor)
- White Claw (Sponsor)
Mentioned in this episode
- Half his age (Book)
- I'm Glad My Mom Died (Book)
- Mormonism (Concept)
- CBT (Concept)
- Power imbalance (Concept)
- schema based therapy (Concept)
- DBT (Concept)
- Sheraton Universal (Location)
- Toronto (Location)
- Universal Studios (Location)
- Waldo (Concept)
- Aaron Condrin (Product)
- Artist of Life workbook (Product)
- Chicago, Illinois (Location)
- Beverly Hills (Location)
- Power and control (Concept)
- Frontal lobe development (Concept)
- Shinkansen (Concept)
- Eating disorder recovery (Concept)
- Desire and power (Concept)