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Category: Miscellaneous

Guest Appearance On: Anecdotes For Success

Published on April 17, 2023

Anecdotes for Success is a storytelling based podcast that highlights life experiences to help listeners level up and live their best lives.

In this episode, I share highlights of my story. We talk about martial arts, character development, business philosophy, teaching strategies, overcoming imposter syndrome, and more—all in about 53 minutes.

Hopefully, some of what’s shared will help you level up and/or live your life in a better way. Enjoy :)

P.s. You can listen to other podcast episodes I’ve appeared on here.

Nuggets From The People I Work With

Published on March 18, 2023

Tonight I gave a speech featuring the many things I have learned from the people I get to work with on a regular basis.

What follows isn’t that, but a brief list of nuggets or “isms” from that speech that I thought were worth sharing—even to the reader who has never met them. Enjoy :)

  • Kindness is always in fashion.
  • Adventures are the real currency in life.
  • Always have something to look forward to.
  • Try to keep a night saved for the girls… or the boys.
  • Any day that consists of “went to the gym” is a great day.
  • The real benefit of ‘more’ is that we get to give back more.
  • Taking things seriously is important—but so is taking things lightly.
  • Work just as hard when there’s 2 in the room as you would when there’s 40.
  • Sometimes the claps from one, true fan can ring louder than the standing ovation received from a thousand spectators.
  • The best way to start a conversation, no matter how hard, is to walk directly up to the person, sometimes cornering them, and dive right in.
  • Always bet on yourself—the path might not always be clear, but the inner resolve and grit that’s guided us safely before will do so again.
  • Being honest upfront and well in advance of what might require honesty—saves everybody (mostly ourselves) time and headache.
  • Taking pictures at each step of the way makes for an incredible look back at a journey you didn’t even realize you were exponentially changing on.
  • The time it takes to construct a funny, witty, random, outrageous, where-in-the-heck-did-that-come-from text or comment… is worth every minute of invested time.

Blizzard of ’22 [Poem]

Published on December 24, 2022 
This snow doesn’t fall
It screams

Running parallel to streets
Digging deep

As a silver olympian
Extends for gold

An otherworldly relentlessness
Seen only asleep

My eyes turn inward
Inspired and see

Thick, swirling steam
A lifeline; hope

Two days no power
Creative heat

I turn inward again
And grasp tighter the rope

Day 1,000

Published on September 28, 2022

Today marks 1,000 days of daily writing. (!)

And what an incredible journey it has been.

The most important lesson I have learned along the way is how beneficial daily writing is for my mental health.

Each day I would sit to write, I gave myself permission (and the space) to process feelings, clarify thoughts, and reflect on experiences.

Pre-daily-writing I didn’t have this.

And now, I can’t imagine my mental state without it.

If you don’t already have a space in your life for processing feelings, clarifying thoughts, and reflecting on experiences, I can tell you right now, your mental state is being affected.

The benefits I have received have changed my life and I’m convinced that if you start a practice of your own—it’ll change your life as well.

This doesn’t have to be as committed as my process is (although, it certainly could be). It can be simple, private, pen-and-paper, and just a few minutes each day or week.

Don’t underestimate the power of daily writing.

It could very well be the answer you’ve been looking/ hoping/ waiting/ searching/ praying for.

P.s. I shared on twitter 25 Lessons Learned from 1,000 Days of Daily Writing. Enjoy :)

Gone To Burning Man!

Published on August 27, 2022

From Sunday (8/28/22) to Sunday (9/4/22), I’ll be off grid.

That means, you won’t get daily emails from me until I get back on the grid on Monday (9/5/22).

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 :)

Guest Appearance On: ‘Rewiring The Mind’

Published on July 3, 2022

Justin Egliskis believes that our minds can become prisons if we abstain from mental work and he focuses on having conversations around health and resiliency.

In this podcast episode, Justin and I chat about what attention to detail says about you, the intrinsic benefits of exercise, the importance of building skills, why long-term vision is crucial and much more.

You can listen to the episode using the embedded player below or (if you don’t see it) you can find it on Spotify here. Thanks and enjoy!

To see Matt’s other LIVE audio conversations, click here.

No Words.

Published on May 14, 2022

Today, there was a mass shooting at a grocery store that’s 5 minutes from my house.

10 were killed. 3 were injured. And for what reason? Skin color?!

These were people who were getting their groceries on a Saturday morning. A task I’ve engaged in innocently countless times. And to think there’s an evil out there who could attack such an innocent act completely ruins me.

There are no words.

I’m heartbroken. I’m infuriated. I’m scared.

I’m sharing this with you today to remind you to hug your loved ones a little tighter tonight. To live your life in a way that minimizes regret. And to spread more love in every way you can.

We damn well need it.

Sending all of my love to those affected by this tragedy. Tonight, I have my city in my heart. ❤️