Episode 317 | Finding the Silver Lining in Challenging Times with JD Cargill

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Crises can strike at any time, and they're usually unexpected. Some of us bounce back and pivot quickly, but others need to make 180-degree turns in their lives to see the silver lining.

In today's episode, TV journalist and producer JD Cargill shares how the pandemic disrupted his career and how to find a silver lining amid adversity. He also explains how to work your way past the discouraging voice that pops in your head from time to time—your inner saboteur.

If you're going through a rough patch and you want to learn how to uplift yourself, tune in to this episode!

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Here are three reasons why you should listen to the full episode:

Discover how JD coped with the effects of the pandemic on his career and mental health.
How you can fuel your purpose during tough times?
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Resources

ArcLight Stories by ArcLight Cinemas and Mid-Century Media
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Episode Highlights

How JD Became a Television Journalist

JD developed his love for films growing up when his mom took him to the cinemas on Friday nights. He wanted to act on this passion and create a career around it.

After taking up journalism in college, JD moved to Los Angeles to become an actor. He took up acting classes when he wasn’t landing jobs for a while.

Training made JD realize he wasn’t good at the craft. However, he still wanted to stay in the entertainment industry.

Seeing Jules Asner on TV inspired him to become an entertainment reporter and producer.

He got into a business where he can build relationships, talk about the things he loves, and use the skills that, for him, flow naturally.

JD’s Career During a Health Crisis

COVID-19 took away JD's career, which freed him up to do anything.
JD initially had ideas of creating a mobile studio for podcasting, which didn't push through because of the current health crisis.
Instead, JD built a podcast studio in the basement of his home in Pasadena.
He and Ed, his engineer, already have three to four show ideas, including a podcast called Bachelor.

On Fueling Your Purpose Amid the Pandemic

If you’re going through a rough patch, what matters is how you pick yourself up.
Like Rosie, JD believes in meditation and also allowing yourself to be a wreck. But you have to eventually get out of it by focusing on whatever brings you joy.
Whenever JD’s “inner saboteur” pops up in his head, he convinces himself he can do it. He tells himself, ‘I know me. I trust myself. I will not let myself fail.’
The key is to find your primary motivator and use it to power through that voice in your head that tries to destroy you.
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The Biggest Lesson Learned This Quarantine

It’s okay to lose jobs, money, and other things as long as you keep a hold of yourself.

JD learned to trust himself and believe everything will work out.

He also learned not to overreact when receiving bad news.

JD’s Anchor Point

JD struggled with opioid dependency.
Whatever your issues are, find a pathway out and try different things until you see the silver lining.
Accept your reality. You don’t have to escape it. Be yourself.

On Freedom

JD has never felt freer in his life than he does now.
Modern Podcasting is the first project he has ever done entirely on his own. He considers this as his silver lining during the pandemic.
For JD, there are times when you need to let the universe or whatever higher power you believe in forge your path.
It takes work to get to know yourself and see where you’re going in life.

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5 Powerful Quotes from This Episode

[09:52] “The thing that makes you an adult is the day that you realize that whatever you're going through, millions of other people are going through it too. So there is no reason to hold anything back.”

[14:36] “If you don't take real action towards a dream or if you do and either thing doesn't deliver that dream in a timely manner, there's a lot of dreams. Let's find something that will satiate you.”

[23:58] “I believe, like you, in meditation, and breathing, and getting as centered as possible, and giving myself permission to be just a wreck. I did that. And then I gave myself permission to get myself out of it.”

[32:55] “It's okay to lose stuff, and money, and things. It's not okay to lose who you are, yourself, in the process, especially if you know yourself and you like yourself.”

[39:16] “Once you accept that, ‘This is me; this is my life; this is my condition; this is the world. This is me. And it's okay. It is okay.’ you don't have to escape it. And if you don't have to escape something, you don't need the substances. You can just be yourself.”

About JD

JD Cargill is a producer, film expert, and most notably, a broadcast journalist with multiple awards under his belt. JD’s career in broadcast news started at KTLA in 2000 as a production assistant, eventually serving as a senior entertainment producer for News@Ten. In 2002, he became a Hollywood-based reporter for Rise TV on UK’s Channel 4 in London. Then, in 2004, he worked at CNN as an overseer of the film, television, and entertainment news beat.

JD started Mid-Century Media (MCM) in March 2014, a full-service Hollywood production company. He partnered with ArcLight Cinemas, MCM produced ArcLight Stories, digital presentations that showcase the makings of select films and interviews with actors, directors, and other talents.

JD is a podcast host of the Friendsome and Then Some!!, a show which talks about all things midlife. He also recently created Modern Podcasting, a home-based AV studio for podcasts, web videos, and live streams.

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