![]() ![]() Using this concept, McConaughey looks back over his first 50 years and illustrates how some of his red lights turned green and how he has always kept his eyes open for the next green light. The idea though, is to look at how we see challenges in life, and how we respond to them, because that is up to the individual and that has everything to do with the outcome we get. ![]() It may be a matter of timing, perhaps we needed our attention drawn to something before we proceed, or maybe even a bit of a detour. McConaughey also talks about how sometimes we come to red lights or yellow lights, but these can ultimately become greenlights. We like finding a greenlight, though we recognise finding a greenlight is a combination of both skill and luck. The concept of Greenlights, and the origin of the title, is that greenlights tell us to continue along our path, both in traffic as well as in life. Lovers of a slow, Southern drawl will be in heaven. Nothing compares to McConaughey on McConaughey. My purchase of the audiobook may go down as the single greatest purchase of my life. ![]() At no more than ten to fifteen pages in, as much as I was already enjoying the book, I realised I needed to hear him tell this story. I received a copy of Greenlights included in the price of the ticket I purchased for a virtual Q&A between Matthew McConaughey and Ethan Hawke as one of the keynote events of the Texas Book Festival this year. ![]()
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