How to Find the Superhero Within | Darryl "DMC" McDaniels on Impact Theory

Darryl “DMC” McDaniels is one of the most iconic hip-hop artists of all time. One-third of the legendary trio Run DMC, he played a pivotal role in thrusting hip-hop into the mainstream and changing the course of popular music forever. Despite selling over 30 million albums and blazing a trail for future rap groups, DMC found himself late in his career sinking into a deep depression. Faced with the reality that he was literally losing his voice, he fell into a downward spiral of drinking and contemplating suicide.It was music and comics that gave him a new purpose. Join him on his journey of self-discovery in this soul-stirring episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu. Tom Bilyeu is the co-founder of 2014 Inc. 500 company Quest Nutrition — a unicorn startup valued at over $1 billion — and the co-founder and host of Impact Theory. Impact Theory is a first-of-its-kind company designed to facilitate global change through the incubation of mission-based businesses and the cultivation of empowering content. Every piece of content Impact Theory creates is meant to underscore the company mission to free people from The Matrix and help them unlock their true potential. Impact Theory exists to inspire the next generation of game-changing companies and creators that will make a true and lasting impact on the world. PULLED QUOTES 1. “Our lives are about feeling good, not about just who we are [but] about feeling good about everything that’s supposed to feel right.” [12:58] 2. “When you feel good, everything comes to you.” [15:14] 3. “There is no such thing as rejection, there’s only projection.” [30:30] 4.“You gotta find the thing that makes you feel good and just continually, nonstop, without a paycheck [keep] doing that.” [30:59] 5. “Everybody is running around trying to be everything else first instead of being who they are first.” [33:53] 6. “You have a superpower [but] you’re so busy overlooking it.” [37:21] 7. “Whatever’s inside of you, good or bad, will manifest itself physically.” [43:55] 8. “Your voice is not how you sound or speak. Your vibration is who you are.” [44:49] 9. “Your situation doesn’t define who you are. YOU define who you are.” [53:31] SHOW NOTES DMC explains why he believes music is a thing to be shared and enjoyed not rewarded. [4:13] DMC opens up about his battle with depression and the moment that changed his life. [6:00] DMC talks about mental health and feeling good in every area of your life. [13:06] DMC walks through his childhood and how comic books shaped his reality.[15:35] Tom and DMC go deep on the intersection of comics and hip-hop. [19:47] DMC goes in on the power of make-believe and how comics shaped his identity. [26:21] DMC shares his narrative about rejection and finding your real voice. [30:21] Tom and DMC talk about what gave him confidence and how to discover who you are. [34:50] DMC explains what he hopes the world will take away from his comic book series. [38:41] DMC recalls literally losing his voice and then reclaiming his voice through DMC comics. [43:01] DMC shares how he leveraged the things he didn’t want to do into opportunities. [46:09] DMC defines the impact that he wants to have on the world. [53:25] BOOK Ten Ways Not to Commit Suicide: A Memoir- http://amzn.to/2m3YPUt ORGANIZATIONS Felix Organization -http://bit.ly/2znN26q Comic-Con -http://bit.ly/2qWKqKS [22:24] MUSIC Rapper’s Delight -http://bit.ly/1lFfINy [23:39] FOLLOW DMC INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2zojBB6 TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2Ag3HrQ FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2zpPxr9 FOLLOW TOM BILYEU TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2iyjY5P INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2j7vqX8 FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2hPStWo SHOP: https://shop.impacttheory.com/ FACEBOOK GROUP:   / impacttheoryleague   TOM BILYEU READING LIST: http://impacttheory.com/reading-list/ FOLLOW IMPACT THEORY TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2iC5lN3 INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2hPSGJa FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2iystOf Subscribe to the PODCAST to get episodes early: http://apple.co/2icO5wz