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We tell stories that make you think.
We explore and uncover what it takes to live your best life on your terms.
We dig in and and provide those listening with gritty, real and uncensored insights that will inspire and challenge you.
The Journey of Men is a lonely one, even if we find ourselves surrounded by those we love. We are expected to carry the weight of life on our shoulders and be the rock everyone around us can lean on.
You've invested 10,20,30 years into your profession and now you're standing there with an open calendar and a decision to make. There is a feeling of anticipation. The excitement for what's possible.
If you find yourself at a cross roads of your life, whether its exploring retirement or transitioning into a new career or life focus, this message is for you.
Last week I came across a fantastically contagious individual I didn't know I needed to hear, until I did. Truth be told, that while I was hopeful that the masterclass would reveal some unknowns to me as it relates to the world of speaking on stage, I wasn't expecting much.
Last year I had an interesting journey with my professional career and with my relationship to creativity. In some ways I really felt lost, a bit defeated and unsure of myself or my abilities to make decisions. It had me start to question why I even bother pursuing this idea of living a creative life. Wondering often, what that even means.
Humans seek freedom in their work, but often feel paralyzed. This stems from the interplay between control and integrity.
Picture this, you’re having a stroke. The left side of your brain is turning off. You’re leaving the linear external world. Your identity is gone. Your ability to communicate is gone. All your past memories and your future aspirations, 3/4 of what defines you as a human being poof!
Some say we're spending about 82hrs per week consuming and collecting information. That's a staggering 69% of our waking hours.So many great ideas, yet so much missed meaning.
You say you're open, but you're really not. You're excited to share, but won't dare get caught. You've made discoveries, but stick with the familiar. what's true for you is not always aligned with your actions.
Defining who we are, what we do and the contribution we seek to provide in a constantly shifting world is a hard question to get absolutely clarity on because we ourselves are constantly evolving and changing.
Having come from humble beginnings, Matt has been everyone, from a therapist, to a life coach, to a successful entrepreneur yet, what makes him the most successful it is his ability to listen deeply and discover what is so unique about you; in order for you to rise above the noise.
How can the right leadership navigate the recent, and history repeated, events in order to continue moving forward? There really is no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ leadership; just misled leaders. Leading and navigating with your team is a process that grows with the amount of obstacles you face and overcome. Trust in an organization and in the public, as we’ll hear in this episode, is an essential element that sprouts from experiences, struggles and the ability as a leader to relate with his people.
Should leaders be quiet in the shadows and notice what is going on in order to empower whom they are leading? As Leaders, we need to lead by example. If your employees don’t see you living, breathing and acting on your vision; it is not effective, and it’s not empowering.
Maya and I talk about the last quarter. The projects we were working on and the lessons they presented. The gapple with trying to get it right, the power of just going with the flow and the benefit of implementing custom systems and structures that supports (not constraints) creativity.
The game of entrepreneurship keeps you driven and hungry. Busy building and doing, and rarely with a clear plan. At the beginning that's a good thing!
Your organizational structures might be based on the foundations of white supremacy. That might make you squirm a little. You might even take offense to it. Then you should listen to this podcast episode.
What do you do to keep going? How do you avoid the trap of quick money and the long term cost of taking shortcuts now? How do you keep your people happy and your business profitable as you grind away and at the same time work to create something meaningful?
