Oprah & Music Star Mike Posner on His 3000 Mile Walk to Happiness

Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@Oprah?sub_confirmation=1 A musical performance and in-depth conversation with Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, producer, speaker and adventurer Mike Posner who brought his guitar to perform for Oprah and our listeners. When Mike Posner’s hit songs “Cooler Than Me” and “I Took a Pill in Ibiza” shot him to stardom at a young age, he quickly learned fame and fortune did not provide the contentment and joy he says his late father always wanted for his son’s life. In 2019, Mike literally walked away from Hollywood to set out to find happiness by trekking across the entire United States of America on foot beginning on the New Jersey coast and ending in the ocean at Venice Beach, California. Mike’s “Walk Across America” took him six months, he crossed 13 states, traveled 2,851 miles and took 5.7 million steps. Mike talks to Oprah about the five lessons to finding happiness he learned during his walk that are relatable to us all (even the moment a poisonous rattlesnake bit his leg, threatening his life and delaying his cross-country adventure.) Mike tells Oprah not everyone has to walk thousands of miles to find happiness, but he hopes the lessons he learned can help you find your own sense of belonging and joy. 00:00:00 - Welcome Mike Posner 00:03:30 - Why Mike wrote the song “I Took a Pill in Ibiza” 00:06:11 - Mike realized fame didn’t make him happy 00:09:38 - Mike’s upbringing 00:11:13 - Why Mike decided to walk across America 00:19:30 - Lesson 1 on happiness 00:21:44 - Lesson 2 on happiness 00:24:30 - Mike shares physical pain was part of spiritual path 00:25:32 - Mike details getting bit by a rattlesnake 00:29:03 - Mike shares about coming close to death 00:32:43 - Lesson 3 on happiness 00:34:08 - What Mike felt when he finished his walk 00:35:55 - Lesson 4 on happiness 00:38:10 - Lesson 5 on happiness 00:42:28 - Mike’s shares about someone he met on his walk 00:47:00 - Mike plays “A Beautiful Day.” 00:50:33 - Mike’s online community https://www.mikeposner.com/ Follow Oprah Winfrey on Social: https://www.instagram.com/oprahpodcast/ https://www.instagram.com/oprah/ https://www.facebook.com/oprahwinfrey/ Listen to the full podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0tEVrfNp92a7lbjDe6GMLI https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-oprah-podcast/id1782960381