#017 | Read Online By Matt Doan · Oct 4, 2025 · 3-min read Skepticism Isn’t Wisdom. It’s Fear. I need to be honest. I have a hard time being around skeptics. Not because I dislike them. But because I just don’t understand them. It’s like we’re living in two different worlds. For years, I’ve trained myself to default to possibility. To seek alignment, not fear. To trust that what’s meant for me will resonate—and what doesn’t, won’t even make it onto my radar. Skepticism rarely crosses my mind....
12 days ago • 4 min read
#016 | Read Online By Matt Doan · Sep 27, 2025 · 3-min read Stop Competing. Start Creating. It started as survival. In the industrial era, we needed labor. Predictability. Order. A system that rewarded compliance and efficiency. Schools, factories, and companies were all modeled the same way—for a reason. Employers needed cloned humans to function. So we trained people to follow rules, climb ladders, and compete for limited spots. It made sense then. But that was over a century ago. And yet...
19 days ago • 3 min read
#015 | Read Online By Matt Doan · Sep 20, 2025 · 3-min read Freelancer vs. Entrepreneur “Should you find yourself in a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is likely more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks.” —Warren Buffett You’re finally out of corporate—or getting close. Maybe you jumped. Maybe you were nudged. Maybe you just hit your limit. Now comes the big move: You take your corporate skills and reputation. You repackage it all into your own...
26 days ago • 4 min read
#014 | Read Online By Matt Doan · September 13, 2025 · 3-min read The Comfort Penalty You tell yourself you’ll get going when the time is right. After this quarter. After the next raise. After things “settle down.” Even when you know something’s off—that you’re clearly meant for more. But life isn’t that bad… right? You’re surviving. You're paid well. You’ve got the title. You’re respected. So you wait. Another day. Another week. Another year. That’s the trade most people are making. Quietly....
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
#013 | Read Online By Matt Doan · September 6, 2025 · 3-min read Breaking the Pattern of Deferred Freedom You keep climbing the ladder. Maybe it’s for status. Maybe for safety. Maybe because it’s all you know. You think: “If I keep going, I’ll eventually earn my freedom.” That logic runs deep. Decades of programming. You assumed promotions would unlock ease. That stock, bonuses, and seniority would finally give you control. But now, something feels horribly off. Or maybe you’ve already...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
#012 | Read Online By Matt Doan · August 30, 2025 · 4 min read How to Solve the Whole Corporate Graduation™ Puzzle (Not Just One Piece) “I’ve had a few consulting gigs, but it’s slow going.” “I’m invested in a small real estate portfolio, but we keep hitting dips.” “I put $50K into a franchise, but it’s more draining than my current job.” I hear this all the time. From smart, ambitious people who want out of corporate life—but are stuck. Yes, they’re motivated. They’re not lazy or naive. But...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
#011 | Read Online By Matt Doan · August 23, 2025 · 3 min read Make Your Employer Your Investor “It’s 10 AM. I’m at a coffee shop. And I’m done with my workday.” That’s my client, Travis. Director at a multi-billion dollar company. Just two weeks earlier, he was working 12-hour days. Holed up in his home office. Drowning in Teams messages and global pings. A ghost to his family. Burned out and buried. Then, everything changed. He faced the truth. He got strategic. He made his employer his...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
#010 | Read Online By Matt Doan · August 16, 2025 · 3 min read The Illusion of Progress You say you want a profound shift in your world. To step beyond the constraints of corporate life. To design your own rhythm. To build a business, brand, and life that finally feels like yours. Yet despite all your intentions, little has changed. You’ve read the books. Listened to the podcasts. Ripped through endless AI chats. You keep gathering inputs, hoping: “Maybe just one more insight… one more...
2 months ago • 3 min read
#009 | Read Online By Matt Doan · August 9, 2025 · 3 min read Futureproof Yourself There’s a shift happening right now It’s quiet for some. Undeniably loud for others. Jobs are flattening. Titles are losing meaning. AI is rewriting the rules before you even learn them. And the people who will thrive in the years ahead? They won’t be the ones with the flashiest credentials. They won’t be the ones frantically trying to keep pace with the latest tech. They’ll be the ones with the most courage....
2 months ago • 4 min read