How do you run a multi-million dollar business while raising a loving family and taking care of your well-being? It's a question that so many high achievers have failed to answer for themselves.

Today, I'm speaking with Matt Allison, a man that has. Matt went through all the trials and tribulations of founding and then selling a wildly successful business. He was the Founder and CEO of the digital analytics & PR company, TrendKite, that in 2019 was acquired for $225 million.

Matt has worked with most of the Fortune 100 companies. As the Founder and CEO of Handraise, he's on a mission to help every company he works with deliver on their promises and always provide value for their customers. Besides being a successful entrepreneur, Matt is a loving husband and father. But before he learned how to juggle his different roles in life, Matt struggled with stress, anxiety, financial difficulties, and the burden of running a multi-million dollar business in his 20s. Yet, he took invaluable lessons from that experience that made him a stronger person. And he's here to share them.

In this episode, we're discussing why being financially broke doesn't mean that you also have to be mentally broke, the importance of unplugging and finding what provides meaning to your life, why discipline equals freedom, and much more.

After talking with Matt, one can't leave without being inspired to take on the world. Listen in and learn for yourself why that's the case.

Key Takeaways with Matt Allison

Life can suck, but you choose how to interpret stressful times and what meaning you give them.
How he started doing regular self-reflection by listening to Tony Robbins. Learn the morning priming exercise that he does each day.
The mindset helped him go from living in a basement with no heating to founding and running multiple multi-million dollar businesses.
How team sports changed his mentality and made him appreciate hard work and perseverance.
Being an underdog led him to push himself more in sports and business. Learn to appreciate the struggle instead of wishing for life to deal you better cards.
Discipline = Freedom. Learn why being disciplined does not confine, but liberates you.
Being a Founder and CEO can be stressful, especially at a young age. Learn how Matt overcame the crippling anxiety while running his first business. What lessons did he take away and apply later?
Even in his most prosperous days, Matt made it a point to surround himself with people smarter than himself. Find out why.
The importance of scheduling play in your life.
The habits he followed to lose over 30 pounds.

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