Corporate Graduation

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

When a job dominates your life, most people either endure it or leave. Unfortunately, both choices are costly forms of quitting. Instead, I want you to take intelligent action within your environment. Reclaim your precious time and energy, reshape your role to suit your advantages, and start living a self-directed life (yes, even within the corporate world). Do this by implementing "corporate countermeasures" — proven tactics that'll create freedom for you within the work environment. From there, you'll have the capacity to build a side business, get healthy, and be there for loved ones. Enjoy this highly actionable episode! *** 👉 ⁠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

Why are we so slow or ineffective at pursuing our goals? Despite our best-laid plans, we get stuck. The problem is that we lack daily "activation." Learn how to inject the missing ingredient in this episode. *** 👉 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

Paul Millerd⁠, author of ⁠The Pathless Path⁠, joins me to talk about "default path" addiction and what it's like to awaken. As former management consultants, we dig hard into this arena too. Enjoy! *** 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Masterclass: escape the Corporate Cage⁠⁠ 🌐 Show website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UncageYourself.FM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ *** TIMESTAMPS 03:12 The Great Contemplation 06:21 How Paul's book affected Matt 08:25 The process of Awakening 09:51 Pre-awakening (most people trapped here) 15:58 Addiction to Default Paths 19:03 Value of an early-career foothold 21:56 "There's a pebble in my shoe" 23:51 Higher stakes if you're a parent 27:10 Understanding life tradeoffs 28:28 The Pathless Path 31:21 Uncertainty as a feature 33:10 Testing boundaries at work 38:31 The great work of your life 41:15 Minimal risk in betting on yourself 44:21 Thoughtful re-entry into corporate life 51:20 Rapid-fire 57:53 What's your "work" story? *** TAKEAWAYS 1. Great Resignation might actually be the Great Contemplation: a rejection of scripted life, healthier conversation about our identification as "workers," and a desire to take control of your life.   2. Rule of thumb: most people you'll meet are asleep (80%), some are groggy (15%), and a few are truly awake (5%). 3. The Protestant Reformation triggered an "obsession" with work, which has taken global hold.  4. Aim of life for people came to find work and then hold on tight to that path. 5. The Default Path feels addictive because the start is so thrilling. Eventually, we stop growing and become sleepy. 6. Instead of doing the work, you eventually find yourself doing performative work (pretending to be valuable). 7. Tough for parents to fake it at work while simultaneously encouraging your kids to blaze their own path. 8. We can't let sunk costs weigh us down. Your life season hugely impacts what you should say "yes" to next. 9. Not knowing what comes next might actually be a feature, not a bug. 10. "If there are clear boundaries [at work], there is also great freedom to adapt and imagine within those lines. These boundaries, however, should always be tested to see if they are actually still real. It takes conscious acts by individuals to test these edges." —David Whyte 11. Great work of your life: continually find the great work of your life (Stephen Cope). 12. Know yourself: deliver targeted value inside your 9-5; push yourself for exponential growth in the outside world.  *** RESOURCES ⁠The Pathless Path (book)⁠ ⁠Paul's newsletter, site, & podcast⁠ ⁠Follow Paul on Twitter⁠ ⁠Connect w/ Paul on LinkedIn⁠  ⁠Connect w/ Matt on LinkedIn⁠ ⁠Follow on Twitter @MatthewRDoan⁠ ⁠Check the show on YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Badass Corporate" Private Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: Uncaged Secrets⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

You want “real” results — proof that your professional or personal transformation efforts are working. But sometimes, nothing appears to be happening. In this case, you must measure differently. You need to embrace the idea of Invisible Progress. Learn how in this episode! *** 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Masterclass: escape the Corporate Cage⁠ 🌐 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

Everything in life is a game — professionally and personally. The trick is to know which games are worth playing and for how long. (Prime example: corporate promotion game.) Join us for the "how to" of playing the right games...so you no longer have to play them at all. *** 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Masterclass: escape the Corporate Cage 🌐 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

Ever wish you could be "free" while keeping your corporate paycheck? Totally possible. The key is "doing corporate detached." Learn exactly how in this high-value, actionable episode. *** 👉 ⁠⁠⁠Masterclass: keep your paycheck & love your life⁠ 🌐 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

Don't foolishly chase entrepreneurship as an escape from a miserable corporate life. You can have the stability of a 9-5 plus the prosperity of entrepreneurship, all in service of a lifestyle that makes you feel alive. Learn how through Hybrid Entrepreneurship. *** 👉 ⁠⁠Masterclass: keep your paycheck & love your life 🌐 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

Humans are wired for personal gain. Naturally, we want an incentive (reward) for saying “yes” to a request for our time. Incentives are all around you at work. And if you master this game (for yourself and your colleagues), you’ll earn far more money and reclaim your precious time. Learn how in this episode! *** 👉 ⁠Masterclass: end burnout & own your time⁠ 🌐 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

If you’re not happy with your Current Self, you must blast through the gravitational pull that’s keeping you (comfortably) in place. That’s how you become your badass Future Self. And that self-transformation requires Escape Velocity. Let's discuss how to create it. *** 👉 Masterclass: end burnout & own your time 🌐 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