Corporate Graduation

This episode discusses breaking free from the corporate cage, thinking bigger, embracing discomfort for personal growth, consequences of saying yes to everything, and unlocking entrepreneurial potential

Need a massive change in your career or life? Passively consuming social posts, books, or podcasts won’t do it. Human psychology shows we only take massive action when the stakes are high. You manufacture “high stakes” by putting serious Skin in the Game for your transformation: money, time, and energy. This one’s a serious wake-up call. *** 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leverage corporate for entrepreneurial freedom (5-min video)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌐 Show website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UncageYourself.FM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ *** RESOURCES ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: Uncaged Secrets⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect w/ Matt on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Badass Corporate" Private Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

What path should you take? The Safe Path is predictable and comfortable. But then there's the Passion Path, where you know you'll encounter a life of adventure and excitement. This question applies equally to life and career.  Listen up to discover a mental model for approaching safety vs. passion. *** 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leverage corporate for entrepreneurial freedom (5-min video)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌐 Show website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UncageYourself.FM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ *** RESOURCES ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: Uncaged Secrets⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect w/ Matt on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Badass Corporate" Private Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Did your corporate career start with a bang? But soon enough, the flame died out. Now you're left wondering, "Is this all there is?" Here's where you take elite action. Don't just carry on, and don't rage quit either. Instead, use your corporate career as a launchpad to freedom. In this episode, you'll learn to: Harness your corporate gains Create an entrepreneurial future Do this in service of a life you love *** 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠How to escape the Corporate Cage⁠ (8-min video)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌐 Show website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UncageYourself.FM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ *** RESOURCES ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: Uncaged Secrets⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect w/ Matt on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch the show on YouTube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Badass Corporate" Private Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Most people treat their careers as one-lane highways (staying in “employee” mode for 40+ years). Staying locked into this traffic pattern means leaving tons of freedom on the table. So, build an offramp. Give your future self a gift: an optional exit off that mind-numbing highway. This episode discusses the 16 lessons I’d give to my past self for accelerating the shift from corporate to entrepreneurship. *** 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠How to escape the Corporate Cage⁠ (8-min video)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌐 Show website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UncageYourself.FM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ *** RESOURCES ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: Uncaged Secrets⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect w/ Matt on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch the show on YouTube⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Badass Corporate" Private Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The trading life nearly destroyed ⁠Mike Gardon⁠. Since stepping away, he’s obsessed with creating “life options.” At the core is the idea of “investment in loss”: to make significant changes, we often need to step backward. Today, his mission is to “break our mental constructs for what it means to make a living.” Enjoy! *** 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Training: escape the Corporate Cage⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌐 Show website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UncageYourself.FM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ *** TIMESTAMPS (00:00) Intro02:17 Ironman mentality (06:37) Compounding personal gains (09:48) Stratify your goals (12:31) Mike’s childhood → career start (17:56) Rebelling against the default path (20:06) Investment in loss (23:31) Portfolio mindset (25:34) Passion for career coaching (27:50) Mike helping his former self (33:47) Involving your family in major change (34:52) Risk mindset for personal growth (37:00) “Is what you’re pursuing big enough?” (40:02) Life options (41:50) Skin in the game (47:03) Money, time, & energy (52:30) Uncaged = ownership *** TAKEAWAYS 1. Pushing yourself with a new venture is not just about the accomplishment. It’s the person you become in the process. 2. “What’s your Ironman race?” Find the near-term thing in your life that forces your growth. 3. The entrepreneurial journey starts with a flicker inside you (an inclination) before you take tangible action. 4. The ultimate safety isn’t choosing the “right” path; it’s creating life options. 5. Portfolio mindset: make multiple concurrent bets and see what sticks. Even with the “failures,” you’ll grow tremendously. 6. Slow down (even step back) to speed up. 7. In managing the risk of major life decisions, too many remain stuck protecting what they have instead of pursuing what’s possible. 8. “Don’t tell me what you think, [show me] your portfolio.” —Nassim Nicholas Taleb 9. “Every decision is an investment decision.” You must devote appropriate money, time, and energy to the transformation you seek. 10. Choose yourself. *** RESOURCES Connect w/ Mike on LinkedIn⁠ ⁠The Break Podcast⁠ ⁠The Break Newsletter ⁠⁠⁠Connect w/ Matt on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Follow on Twitter @Uncaged_Matt⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Check the show on YouTube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Badass Corporate" Private Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: Uncaged Secrets⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Taylor and Tori, the dynamic hosts of the Corporate Sellouts podcast, join Matt to share an enlightening view of how Millennial females experience the post-COVID corporate world. They discuss what it means to be a corporate sellout, how to get the most gain for the least pain in corporate life, and how ambitious individuals can pursue their entrepreneurial dreams while navigating a day job.  Prepare for a candid and empowering exploration of the corporate landscape, where we uncover hidden opportunities to find freedom and fulfillment in your professional journey. *** 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Training: escape the Corporate Cage⁠⁠⁠ 🌐 Show website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UncageYourself.FM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ *** TIMESTAMPS (00:00) Intro (03:08) What is a “Corporate Sellout”? (06:05) “Transactional” is not a dirty word (11:35) Post-COVID corporate life challenges (16:52) Configuring work to your life needs (18:40) How Gen Z is shaking up work norms (21:10) Industrial-era mentality is disintegrating (23:46) Female perspective on work-life balance (28:15) Clarify expected outcomes at work (32:22) Challenge: buy back your time (35:47) Kickstarting entrepreneurship with a 9-5 (40:47) Corporate: venture capitalist for your life (44:18) Entrepreneurship transforms us as people (45:06) What it means to live Uncaged *** TAKEAWAYS Maintaining a transactional mindset in the workplace is a massive unlock for winning back time and energy from corporate to live a fuller life Return-to-office efforts are an opportunity to evaluate your employer and assert your life preferences (set your business case) Gen Z is challenging traditional workplace norms and advocating for a life-first approach. We need to consider gender dynamics at home when seeking “balance” (outsourcing tasks can help regain mental peace and capacity) If you’re stressed and burned out, can you afford NOT to buy back your time and energy? View your corporate job as an investor in your future self (and business)  Small, concentrated entrepreneurial efforts can transform your entire career trajectory (and life) *** RESOURCES Corporate Sellouts Podcast Corporate Sellouts Instagram Taylor's TikTok Tori's TikTok ⁠⁠Connect w/ Matt on LinkedIn⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Follow on Twitter @MatthewRDoan⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Check the show on YouTube⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Badass Corporate" Private Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: Uncaged Secrets⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Burnout transcends just feeling tired; it impacts your health, relationships, and overall happiness. The discussion delves into how unaddressed workplace stress can lead to a deep disconnect between personal values and job demands. It's not just an individual issue but a societal one, affecting families and life satisfaction. Recognizing these hidden costs is pivotal for reclaiming a fulfilling life. Mentorship and support are vital in overcoming the severe repercussions of burnout.

The Rat Race is an endless, "hamster wheel" approach to ensuring your relevance in this world — and It's completely unwinnable. If you believe you have no choice whether to run this race, you're wrong. This episode breaks down proven strategies for breaking free of the Rat Race and creating real autonomy in your career and life. *** 👉 ⁠⁠⁠How to escape the Corporate Cage⁠ (8-min video)⁠⁠⁠ 🌐 Show website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UncageYourself.FM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ *** RESOURCES ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Badass Corporate" Private Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: Uncaged Secrets⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect w/ Matt on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Twitter @MatthewRDoan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch the show on YouTube

Sad truth: most people fight for their limitations, not their dreams. Right now, you're tolerating a lot of BS in your work and home lives, which is killing your growth. This gut-punch coaching episode is designed to unlock you from all you're tolerating. *** 👉 ⁠⁠How to escape the Corporate Cage⁠ (8-min video)⁠⁠ 🌐 Show website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UncageYourself.FM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ *** RESOURCES ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Badass Corporate" Private Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: Uncaged Secrets⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect w/ Matt on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Twitter @MatthewRDoan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch the show on YouTube