Read this (+ previous posts) online Issue #155 Read time: 3 minutes Are you paralyzed at the starting line when starting a business? Thinking you don’t have anything valuable to offer? Read today’s secret carefully... The Secret “I have nothing special to offer.” This is one of the most damaging beliefs any aspiring entrepreneur can have. Our beliefs determine our actions and, therefore, our reality. So rather than explore your potential, you accept mediocrity, labels, and boxes — staying...
15 days ago • 2 min read
Read this (+ previous posts) online Issue #154 Read time: 3 minutes You want faster progress toward big goals: graduating corporate, building wealth, living your dream lifestyle. But invisible friction is destroying your momentum. Keep reading to identify and annihilate this stealth force that's stealing your speed — so you rapidly manifest your ambitious vision. The Secret "Speed to outcome" was king in my consulting days. Fortune 500 clients were laser-focused on it. They needed to hit...
29 days ago • 1 min read
Read this (+ previous posts) online Issue #153 Read time: 3 minutes Our natural inclination is that freedom and happiness come later — after we put in significant work. But what if the opposite were true? PS - Special offer for Uncaged Life Design. The Secret Corporate life was good, but now you’re done. You're exhausted. Seeking an exit. Craving more out of life. For years now, you've been in provider mode—putting your family and work first. Neglecting yourself in the process. You feel like...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Read this (+ previous posts) online Issue #152 Read time: 3 minutes Self-sabotage kills the corporate-to-entrepreneur dream. Let’s make sure that doesn’t happen to you. The Secret Self-sabotage is the primary reason we remain trapped in our (often self-created) cages. Leveraging my experience and 5+ years of helping clients, I've identified how self-sabotage blocks corporate professionals from building entrepreneurial freedom. Avoid these 11 dream killers: 1) Analysis Paralysis You analyze...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Read this (+ previous posts) online Issue #151 Read time: 3 minutes Your resume: a cage or a key? Today's secret provides a counterintuitive mindset shift that allowed me (and dozens of others) to finally view a resume as a bridge to a life of freedom, impact, and fulfillment. The Secret Does your resume open doors? Or put you in a cage? The Resume Cage is real. I let roles, skills, and acronyms entrap me for years. This constrained me to narrow career paths with limited life vision....
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Read this (+ previous posts) online Issue #150 Read time: 3 minutes The shadows we cast today fall long into our loved ones' futures. So let’s be mindful of the examples we’re setting and proud of what we’re role modeling for them. The Secret My family saw right through the ghost I'd become. After 15+ years climbing the corporate ladder, I was a faded photocopy of my true self. The shadow I cast at home grew darker each year. Sure, on paper I was “successful” — fancy title, big salary, nice...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Read this (and previous posts) online Issue #149 Read time: 3 minutes Hey Reader, I know you’re craving freedom right now. But it feels elusive — as though every move you’ve made is insufficient. Let’s clarify the path forward today. The Secret The world sold me lies as a kid. That everything I could ever want would come from picking a "good" career path and following the rules. You might've been sold similar lies. That's why you're reading this now. But we both know nothing could be further...
2 months ago • 2 min read
Read this on matthewdoan.com Issue #148 Read time: 3 minutes Two paths. Which will you choose? The Secret Safety. Freedom. Your inner voice won’t shut up. “I want to own my time.” “I want to do work I love.” “I want to inspire my kids.” So you endlessly research the “how.” But when it's time to act, you freeze. Logic wins. Years zip by as you're stuck in analysis paralysis. The "safe" path pulls you back, despite your dreams. Don't kid yourself. Choosing the status quo has hidden dangers. You...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Read this on matthewdoan.com Issue #147 Read time: 3 minutes I’ve been on this entrepreneurial journey for over 5 years, and out of corporate for the last 2 years. Today, I’m sharing 12 lessons I wish I’d known in shifting from corporate to entrepreneurship. The Secret Here are 12 lessons I wish I’d known in graduating corporate life and becoming an entrepreneur: (CONTEXT: I had a wife, 4 kids, and a lifestyle to protect.) 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 1) Target corporate for 4 hours/day (essentials...
3 months ago • 3 min read