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Allow Me To Reintroduce Myself

Published on January 2, 2026

My name is Matt.

I’m here to help connect people to their higher calling.

In real life (IRL), I’m a martial artist who runs a brick-and-mortar martial arts school. It’s here—in a traditional martial arts setting that emphasizes respect, discipline, and unity—that I meet people face-to-face and we exercise our bodies, minds, and spirits together. There’s no phones, no hateful/toxic energy, or otherwise distractions. Just a sacred training space, a focused curriculum, and a community of open-minded individuals. I know how impactful a space like this can be on a person’s life because of how drastically it impacted mine—my current goal being to help open more locations that can serve others in similar ways.

Online, I’m a writer who helps busy people do inner work. It’s here—this blog to be exact—where I reflect on recent experiences, wrestle through things I’ve learned, and contemplate my current inner landscape so as to extract a written insight that can also be shared (and read in 1-minute or less).

MoveMe Quotes is my personal quote library turned public website that houses some of the best insights I’ve discovered on my own inner work journey. I’ve also written 30-day guides for the busy person to help them live life with less regret and build habits in an anti-hustle-culture way. And I do 1-on-1 coaching.

In addition to training martial arts and writing I love to read, rave, and play basketball. I’m definitely not a morning person. I definitely am a dog person. And I definitely don’t believe in pinky promises.

Thanks for being here with me :)

Inner Work Prompt: How would you introduce yourself in 280 words or less?

Guest Appearance On: Just Ask Em

Published on September 11, 2025

Just Ask Em is a podcast that aims to provide a platform for locally owned businesses, creative and entrepreneurial voices, and topics of conversation that are timely and/or deep.

In this episode (link here), we discuss the local business that captured my heart at 11 years old, talk travel and the many lessons that come from exploring new cultures, and discuss ways we can live more mindfully and present in a world that’s chronically trying to steal your attention (full topic breakdown with timestamps included below)—all in about 45 minutes!

If you don’t have time to listen to the whole episode now, I hope you’ll at least bookmark it for later. Enjoy :)

0:00 – 13:45: Martial Arts Background—Why I started training; how it became my profession; who I train under and what the mission is; and more.

13:45 – 24:35: Unpacking A Recent & Life Changing Trip To Bosnia—Why Bosnia; what was different about it; life lessons from the trip; and more.

24:35 – 29:06: Lessons from Solo Travel and Music Festivals

29:06 – 37:32: The Daily Blog—Why I write every day; why I share it with others; prioritizing inner work even when you’re busy; and more.

37:32 – 45:41: Challenges with Modern Society—And ideas on how you can reclaim your time, energy, and presence of mind.

P.s. You can watch or listen to my other podcast appearances here.

Gone To Burning Man!

Published on August 24, 2025

From Saturday (8/23/25) to Tuesday (9/2/25), I’ll be off grid.

That means, you won’t get daily emails from me until I get back on grid on Wednesday (9/3/25)-ish.

Rest assured, I’ll still be writing daily—it’ll just take on a more primitive form.

And when I get back, I’ll share what words got stirred up during what I’m expecting to be a wild, curious, mysterious, serendipitous, and nothing-short-of-inspirational week.

Don’t know what Burning Man is? I can barely explain it. But, this video does a pretty solid job.

Thank you to each of you for your ongoing support. I look forward to reconnecting when I get back. ♥

P.s. If you’re feeling generous, you can send a little love via coffee here. This trip will definitely require copious amounts of caffeine. Cheers 🙂

Gone to Burning Man!

Published on August 25, 2024

From Saturday (8/24/24) to Wednesday (9/4/24), I’ll be off grid.

That means, you won’t get daily emails from me until I get back on the grid on Thursday (9/5/24)-ish.

Rest assured, I’ll still be writing daily—it’ll just take on a more primitive form (that’s right folks… pen and paper).

And when I get back, I’ll share what words made it to paper during what I’m expecting to be a wild, curious, mysterious, serendipitous, and nothing-short-of-inspirational week.

Don’t know what Burning Man is? I can barely explain it. But, this video does a pretty solid job.

Thank you to each of you for your ongoing support. I look forward to reconnecting when I get back. ♥

P.s. If you’re feeling generous, you can send a little love via coffee here. This trip will definitely require copious amounts of caffeine. Cheers 🙂

One Lesson From 35 Years…

Published on August 18, 2024

Today, my dad asked me what I’ve learned from 35 years of life.

After thinking about it more, and to keep it concise, I’d say what’s become more and more clear to me—in these modern times—is that the path forward almost always goes against the current of society.

The current of society is pushing with increasing intensity each day towards:

  • Screens… swim against it and aim to keep your screen time to an absolute minimum.
  • Social media… swim against it. Spend more time IRL. Minimize comparisons. Reclaim your attention. The attention you bring to your moments become the building blocks you use to define your life.
  • Comfort… swim against it. Maybe not all of the time—it’s good to spend an appropriate amount of time relaxing. But, for a good chunk of your day? Aim for uncomfortable. Exercise… learn… experiment… meditate… fail… etc.
  • Hate… swim against it. Divisive media that elicits reactions gets pushed to the top of timelines—push love instead. Modern news is war, crime, death, collapse, fear, and so on… spend your time consuming the opposite instead.
  • Busyness… swim against it. Intentionally slow down. Intentionally free up time. Intentionally stop looking at/thinking about everything you need to do and just focus on one thing at a time. Not being in a hurry is an EXCELLENT sign that you’re enjoying the process. And not enjoying the process, let’s not forget, is not enjoying your life.

I could go on and on with this analogy, but as I mentioned above… concise.

Swimming against the current has become a sort of mantra and guiding light for my life. One that I’d encourage you to think about for yours.

I Got My First Ever Tattoo Today…

Published on March 28, 2024

…Permanently inking onto my body three images that symbolically represent three deeply meaningful concepts to me. They are:

1) A tree with exposed roots: symbolically reminding me that the branches of happiness can only ever reach as high as the roots of sadness go deep. It’s a reminder that down is often the means to higher up. And that inner work—work that looks at the darker, heavier, maybe less desirable emotions—is often the means to the lighter, warmer, maybe more desirable emotions.

2) A reading warrior: symbolically representing mind/body balance. That the ultimate virtue—the path that’ll lead to the greatest realization of our potential—is the harmonistic continued development of both mind and body. That one without the other leads to more throttling than gains.

…And more pointedly, that mental readiness for battle (literal and metaphorical) is just as important as physical readiness.

3) An enso circle shaped as a sun in the background: symbolically representing the deep connection between presence and warmth. The enso itself is traditionally drawn in a single brushstroke as an expression of the moment and is a reminder for me to always come back to the here and now. Because it’s here, and only here, that we can each ever truly express the warmth that we were born to share.

…And why not just make this my phone screensaver or framed picture in my house? …I guess, for me, it’s because it shows a different level of seriousness. It demonstrates my resolve. It shows a level of determination to live by these principles that a picture or a screensaver doesn’t quite match.

The Most Surprising Realization I’ve Had From 1,500 Days Of Daily Writing

Published on February 11, 2024

One of the most surprising realizations I’ve had from 1,500 days of daily writing is that daily writing makes me better… at everything.

It makes me better at:

  • Speaking
  • Listening
  • Coaching
  • Reading
  • Relating
  • Being (Present)
  • Strategizing
  • Healing
  • Helping
  • Meditating
  • Sleeping
  • Exercising
  • Taking Risks
  • Taking Ownership
  • Taking Aim
  • Building
  • Breaking Things Down
  • Solving Problems
  • Prioritizing
  • Relaxing
  • Simplifying
  • Optimizing
  • Living… My best life…

And these were just the things that came to the top of my mind in a matter of minutes…

…I simply can’t think of a single area of my life that hasn’t been improved from daily writing.

And maybe… if improving every aspect of your life sounds like a good thing… you could try it, too?

P.s. Hat tip to Craig for inspiring this post. Thanks for all of your support.