The Non-Negotiable "Work” Requirement


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You used to feel alive at work. Excited. Purpose-driven.

Now? Something's missing. Below is the wake-up call you've been avoiding.


The Secret

Remember when work energized you?

When each promotion felt meaningful? Each challenge exciting? Now you feel caged. Lost. The spark is gone.

So you tell yourself a story: Maybe you're not meant to love your work anymore. Maybe it's just meant to pay the bills.

You've resigned yourself to this reality.

But deep down, you know that's a lie.

You're built differently. You're wired to work. To create. To impact. To feel ALIVE while doing it.

This isn't about everyone. This is about you.

When you don't love your work, everything withers:

  • Your spirit dims daily
  • Your energy bleeds into the void
  • Your dreams shrink to match your comfort zone
  • Your example teaches your family to settle
  • Your potential remains forever locked up

But I've seen the other side. I've watched corporate veterans transform their lives by choosing differently. By building businesses that light them up. By creating work that matters.

They didn't wait for permission.

They didn't need another credential.

They didn't chase another promotion.

They didn't fall for "passive income" dreams.

Instead, they bet on themselves. They leveraged their hidden talents. They built something uniquely theirs.

You might wonder what that looks like. I’m talking about premium online businesses.

For example, Rich packaged his passion and talent into a high-leverage coaching business to help frustrated salespeople enter the hard-to-access medical device sales world.

Or Reba, who’s taking her passion for empowering women into her high-impact “Motherhood By Design” program.

Or Louis, who’s packaged his elite knowledge to help a portfolio of startups produce and ship digital products at lightspeed.

They're not special. They're just committed.

They decided loving their work wasn't optional.

So here's the real truth: Every day you spend not loving your work is a day you're teaching yourself, your family, and the world that mediocrity is acceptable.

Loving your work isn't a wish — or optional. It's a requirement.

It's something you must deliberately design for.

Everything you want in life (freedom, income, impact) is a byproduct of getting this one thing right. You must commit now. Take bold action. Create the conditions where loving your work becomes inevitable.

You can’t afford to NOT love your work. It's non-negotiable.

Let's design for it,

Matt

PS - If you're ready to accelerate this path to loving your work, let's talk. Reply with "ready" and we'll explore what's possible for you.



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That’s it for today, my friend! I appreciate you.

—Matt

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