Mike Seavers is really inspiring. I haven't seen much content published about this transition.
+1 Love his honesty about his motivations to become a director. Most people would never admit these even to themselves, let alone say it out loud in a podcast.
The biggest inspirations I usually get from stories like this is when someone admits her shortcomings. I tend to be more interested in the failures than the successes.
Agreed. When people say everything is smooth sailing, there is not much to take away. When they explain how they screwed up something, you instantly have a lesson.