Hitting Your Mark with Benjamin White
The show is entitled, Hitting Your Mark. In theater, there are marks on the ground that us actors have to hit. You have to stand in the right spot to be seen in the right light. But I feel like it’s the same way in life. Whether it’s a dream we’re chasing, or a goal we’ve set, we all have marks that we want to hit. Those marks guide us to where we need to be. That’s what this show is all about. I’m sitting down with incredible creative people to talk about their journeys—what hitting their mark looks like.
Hitting Your Mark with Benjamin White
How Comedy Saved His Life ft. Akela O'Neal
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On this episode of Hitting Your Mark, I sat down with stand up comedian Akela O’Neal. What started as a conversation about comedy turned into something way deeper. His journey into stand up isn’t traditional at all.
What really stuck with me was hearing how a near death experience changed everything for him. Coming out of that, he asked God a question we don’t always ask, “What would YOU have me do?” From there, he went back to school and started doing stand up.
For him, comedy isn’t just about being funny. It’s a space where he can be real and say the things most people hold in. At the same time, he’s navigating being a minister without feeling boxed in as a “Christian comic.”
We also talked about what “hitting your mark” really means. Of course, he wants the world to know his name. But what matters most is what his four kids will say about him. If they remember him as a present father, then he’s hit his mark.
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