Failure is Always an Option (and that's the point) w/ Rob Neill

On the latest episode of "Authenticated," Kate sits opposite Rob Neill, a thirty-year Neo-Futurist who's made creative adaptation and the always possibility of failure into a life philosophy. As the universe would have it, they leverage a delightfully chaotic soundtrack of hallway construction—because of course there was unplanned New York City construction—into real-time momentum, navigating the realities of now into their creative practices. Rob revels in the profoundness of treating uncertainty as creative material rather than obstacle. Their conversation observes the particular genius of theatre training as the foundation for a habit of "going to the gym for creativity," where you learn to approach everything from double black diamond slopes to audition rooms with the same fearless curiosity. Kate and Rob explore how the practice of collecting experiences creates a framework for recognizing that you already have the tools you need—you just need to approach their application more creatively and with less ego. What emerges is a meditation on how theater training teaches you that you are enough as you are, that failure is just information in disguise, and that the real art happens in the space between embracing adventure and creating the conditions where creativity can actually breathe.Find Rob Neill:Website: robneil.comNeo-Futurists: neofuturists.orgInstagram: @astronaut_one, @nyneofuturistsKate McLeod WebsiteAuthenticated All Access